Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
627 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.25B invested in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 217 increasing their positions, 200 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.
40% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 14 (+4)
29% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.11M | Put options by funds: $1.64M
14% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 65 | Existing positions closed: 57
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.96B → $3.25B (+$291M)
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 217 | Existing positions reduced: 200
0.9% more ownership
Funds ownership: 43.41% → 44.31% (+0.9%)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 632 → 627 (-5)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$97.3M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$11.4M |
| 3 |
TFP
TrueWealth Financial Partners
Bellevue,
Washington
|
+$9.87M |
| 4 |
IAA
Independent Advisor Alliance
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$9.56M |
| 5 |
PCH
PGIM Custom Harvest
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$8.33M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$14.2M |
| 2 |
PS
Principal Securities
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
-$11.7M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$9.44M |
| 4 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
-$7.1M |
| 5 |
Raymond James Financial
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$5.35M |
VDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
627 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $3.25B — up 9.8% from $2.96B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 65 funds opened new VDC positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 217 added to existing stakes and 200 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $97.3M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $14.2M.
- 627 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) as of Q1 2026, down from 632 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $3.25B of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q1 2026, up 9.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 65 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 57 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was Bank of America, an estimated $97.3M added.
- The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q1 2026 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $14.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.