Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
249 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.7B invested in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 77 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.58B → $1.7B (+$126M)
4.31% more ownership
Funds ownership: 41.51% → 45.82% (+4.3%)
7% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.04M | Put options by funds: $1.91M
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 35
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 77
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 252 → 249 (-3)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$107M |
| 2 |
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
St. Peters,
Missouri
|
+$29.4M |
| 3 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
+$14.5M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$14.3M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$5.78M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AA
Apriem Advisors
Irvine,
California
|
-$4.74M |
| 2 |
MGIA
Matthew Goff Investment Advisor
Houston,
Texas
|
-$3.74M |
| 3 |
MML Investors Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.54M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$2.85M |
| 5 |
TAMH
Taikang Asset Management (HK)
Hong Kong
|
-$2.34M |
VDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
249 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $1.7B — up 8% from $1.58B a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in VDC was balanced in Q2 2018: 35 funds opened new positions, 35 closed out, 70 added to existing stakes and 77 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $107M. The largest seller was Apriem Advisors, cutting an estimated $4.74M.
- 249 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) as of Q2 2018, down from 252 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $1.7B of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 35 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 35 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $107M added.
- The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Apriem Advisors, an estimated $4.74M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.