Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF
125 hedge funds and large institutions have $638M invested in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
114% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 28
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 16
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 126 → 125 (-1)
8.69% less ownership
Funds ownership: 44.11% → 35.42% (-8.7%)
19% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.22M | Put options by funds: $1.5M
27% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $871M → $638M (-$234M)
40% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Aviva
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$51.7M |
| 2 |
M&T Bank
Buffalo,
New York
|
+$18.3M |
| 3 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$16.9M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$12.7M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$11M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$158M |
| 2 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
-$106M |
| 3 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$41.4M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$10M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$4.86M |
VCR Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
125 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $638M — down 27% from $871M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in VCR was balanced in Q3 2015: 16 funds opened new positions, 16 closed out, 60 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Aviva, opening a new position worth an estimated $51.7M. The largest seller was 1832 Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $158M sold.
- 125 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR) as of Q3 2015, down from 126 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $638M of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Aviva, an estimated $51.7M added.
- The largest Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF seller in Q3 2015 was 1832 Asset Management, an estimated $158M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.