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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 542549 (+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: 1815 (-3)

Holders
549
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+1.29%
% of All Funds
8%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
71
Increased
170
Reduced
195
Closed
56
Calls
$2M
Puts
$668K
Net Calls
+$1.33M
Net Calls Change
+$397K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RJA
26
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$16.6M -$1.29M -7,041 -7%
Janney Montgomery Scott
27
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$16.6M +$318K +1,735 +2%
Rockefeller Capital Management
28
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$16.5M +$271K +1,476 +2%
RJFSA
29
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$16.5M +$149K +811 +0.9%
RFM
30
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$16M -$359K -1,956 -2%
KAS
31
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$14.6M +$621K +3,382 +5%
CAN
32
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$13.5M -$7.56M -41,225 -37%
SL
33
Systelligence LLC
Minnesota
$11.8M +$6.2M +33,799 +121%
CWM
34
CMH Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$11.5M +$268K +1,458 +2%
M&T Bank
35
M&T Bank
New York
$11.2M -$140K -762 -1%
FSC
36
Full Sail Capital
Oklahoma
$10.9M -$11.2M -61,011 -52%
KIA
37
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$10.7M +$1.65M +8,988 +19%
WANY
38
Wealthspire Advisors (New York)
New York
$10.5M -$758K -4,134 -7%
BFAG
39
Blackston Financial Advisory Group
Florida
$9.91M +$67.2K +366 +0.7%
SC
40
Seldon Capital
California
$9.47M
Goldman Sachs
41
Goldman Sachs
New York
$9.22M +$5.74M +31,285 +184%
HighTower Advisors
42
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$9.18M -$44K -240 -0.5%
SC
43
Syon Capital
California
$8.3M +$4M +21,790 +100%
PAG
44
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$7.69M -$1.31M -7,132 -15%
CPRC
45
Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp
New York
$7.59M -$945K -5,152 -11%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
46
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$7.26M +$2.57M +14,030 +58%
PNC Financial Services Group
47
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$7.19M -$972K -5,300 -12%
AAS
48
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$6.69M -$2.45M -13,348 -28%
Citigroup
49
Citigroup
New York
$6.6M -$323K -1,761 -5%
CA
50
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$6.42M -$1.68M -9,139 -21%

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.