Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
549 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.97B invested in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 170 increasing their positions, 195 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.
199% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2M | Put options by funds: $668K
27% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 56
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 542 → 549 (+7)
0.17% less ownership
Funds ownership: 48.72% → 48.55% (-0.17%)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.07B → $2.97B (-$104M)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 170 | Existing positions reduced: 195
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 15 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$139M |
| 2 |
MIS
Morningstar Investment Services
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$17M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$16.9M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$12.1M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$7.48M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
-$189M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$86.6M |
| 3 |
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
-$50.9M |
| 4 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
-$14.2M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$11.9M |
VDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review
549 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $2.97B — down 3.4% from $3.07B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 71 funds opened new VDC positions and 56 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 170 added to existing stakes and 195 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $139M. The largest seller was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), cutting an estimated $189M.
- 549 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) as of Q4 2023, up from 542 in Q3 2023.
- Funds reported $2.97B of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q4 2023, down 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 71 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 56 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $139M added.
- The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q4 2023 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $189M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.