Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF
103 hedge funds and large institutions have $705M invested in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
189% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 9
56% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 25
37% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $516M → $705M (+$189M)
16% more funds holding
Funds holding: 89 → 103 (+14)
10.14% more ownership
Funds ownership: 40.97% → 51.11% (+10%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
92% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $340K | Put options by funds: $4.51M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$44.1M |
| 2 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$21.3M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$12.3M |
| 4 |
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$10.8M |
| 5 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
+$10.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$10.3M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$6M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$4.98M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$3.79M |
| 5 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$1.71M |
VCR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
103 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $705M — up 37% from $516M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new VCR positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 39 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.
The largest buyer was 1832 Asset Management, adding an estimated $44.1M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $10.3M.
- 103 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR) as of Q4 2014, up from 89 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $705M of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 37% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 9 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was 1832 Asset Management, an estimated $44.1M added.
- The largest Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $10.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.