Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF
248 hedge funds and large institutions have $852M invested in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 86 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.
6% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 47
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 249 → 248 (-1)
6.03% less ownership
Funds ownership: 41.9% → 35.88% (-6%)
30% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 86
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)
37% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.35B → $852M (-$499M)
92% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $140K | Put options by funds: $1.7M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
+$7.61M |
| 2 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$2.98M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$2.87M |
| 4 |
NFG
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
|
+$2.3M |
| 5 |
PA
PFG Advisors
Phoenix,
Arizona
|
+$1.97M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
-$189M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$13.5M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$11.3M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$11.1M |
| 5 |
BTS
BB&T Securities
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$8.63M |
VCR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
248 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $852M — down 37% from $1.35B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new VCR positions and 47 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 60 added to existing stakes and 86 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Stifel Financial, adding an estimated $7.61M. The largest seller was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), cutting an estimated $189M.
- 248 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR) as of Q4 2018, down from 249 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $852M of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 37% quarter-over-quarter.
- 50 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 47 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Stifel Financial, an estimated $7.61M added.
- The largest Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $189M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.