Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF
90 hedge funds and large institutions have $450M invested in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
636% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.68M | Put options by funds: $635K
82% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 11
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 81 → 90 (+9)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 27
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
8.74% less ownership
Funds ownership: 43.03% → 34.29% (-8.7%)
23% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $586M → $450M (-$136M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SIA
Spruce Investment Advisors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$36.1M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$13.8M |
| 3 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$8.04M |
| 4 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$7.39M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$7.17M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$152M |
| 2 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$35.6M |
| 3 |
FIG
FundX Investment Group
San Francisco,
California
|
-$13.7M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$10.5M |
| 5 |
MPM
Meritage Portfolio Management
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$5.16M |
VCR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
90 of the 3,475 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $450M — down 23% from $586M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new VCR positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Spruce Investment Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $36.1M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $152M.
- 90 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR) as of Q1 2014, up from 81 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $450M of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF stock for Q1 2014, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 20 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 11 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Spruce Investment Advisors, an estimated $36.1M added.
- The largest Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $152M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.