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Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
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124 hedge funds and large institutions have $686M invested in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $626M → $686M (+$59.8M)

2.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.95% → 34.99% (+2%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 126 → 124 (-2)

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 11

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 41

52% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $564K | Put options by funds: $1.18M

Holders
124
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.59%
% of All Funds
3.6%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
9
Increased
32
Reduced
41
Closed
11
Calls
$564K
Puts
$1.18M
Net Calls
-$611K
Net Calls Change
-$1.05M

Top Buyers

1
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
+$34.5M
2
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$15.1M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$11.6M
4
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
+$9.66M
5
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
+$6.02M

Top Sellers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$8.95M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$6.54M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$4.23M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$4.12M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$2.68M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CCM
26
Condor Capital Management
New Jersey
$2.72M -$33.5K -288 -1%
RJA
27
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.7M +$358K +3,079 +15%
BCI
28
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.58M – – –
CS
29
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.58M -$6.54M -56,178 -72%
AIG
30
American International Group
New York
$2.07M +$172K +1,482 +9%
WIC
31
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$2.04M -$8.14K -70 -0.4%
CPO
32
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$1.92M -$88K -756 -4%
Ameriprise
33
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.79M -$8.96K -77 -0.5%
Susquehanna International Group
34
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.71M -$8.95M -76,942 -84%
BC
35
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$1.62M – – –
V
36
Veritable
Delaware
$1.62M – – –
NPC
37
National Planning Corporation
California
$1.45M -$220K -1,894 -13%
HighTower Advisors
38
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.41M -$87.2K -749 -6%
NFG
39
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1.41M +$1.4M +11,993 New
MIAN
40
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$1.28M +$125K +1,077 +11%
DA
41
DSC Advisors
Illinois
$1.26M +$26.6K +229 +2%
CWM
42
Concert Wealth Management
California
$1.25M -$844K -7,249 -41%
ICOA
43
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$1.09M +$1.08M +9,323 New
KFS
44
KMS Financial Services
Washington
$1.07M +$74.7K +642 +8%
ACS
45
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$1.07M +$46.7K +401 +5%
CS
46
Cannell & Spears
New York
$1.02M -$59.7K -513 -6%
Fifth Third Bancorp
47
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$980K +$144K +1,239 +17%
PAG
48
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$917K +$1.16K +10 +0.1%
RTS
49
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$854K -$7.33K -63 -0.9%
LIM
50
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$719K -$8.73K -75 -1%
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VDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

124 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $686M — up 9.5% from $626M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of VDC and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 41 trimmed existing stakes and 32 added.

The largest buyer was Managed Account Advisors, adding an estimated $34.5M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $8.95M.

  • 124 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) as of Q3 2014, down from 126 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $686M of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 11 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Managed Account Advisors, an estimated $34.5M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $8.95M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.