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Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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)

Holders
627
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-0.79%
% of All Funds
7.72%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+40%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
65
Increased
217
Reduced
200
Closed
57
Calls
$2.11M
Puts
$1.64M
Net Calls
+$471K
Net Calls Change
+$640K

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$97.3M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$11.4M
3
TFP
TrueWealth Financial Partners
Washington
+$9.87M
4
IAA
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
+$9.56M
5
PCH
PGIM Custom Harvest
New Jersey
+$8.33M

Top Sellers

1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$14.2M
2
PS
Principal Securities
Iowa
-$11.7M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$9.44M
4
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
-$7.1M
5
Raymond James Financial
Raymond James Financial
Florida
-$5.35M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GP
51
Greenline Partners
New York
$6.85M +$663K +2,896 +10%
JWCA
52
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$6.83M +$14.2K +62 +0.2%
JIG
53
Junk Investment Group
Maryland
$6.7M +$6.83M +29,824 New
SIS
54
Strategic Investment Solutions
Illinois
$6.65M -$283K -1,236 -4%
RB
55
Richmond Brothers
Michigan
$6.65M -$158K -691 -2%
Truist Financial
56
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$6.59M -$337K -1,470 -5%
KC
57
Kinloch Capital
Virginia
$6.57M +$6.7M +29,235 New
ETC
58
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
$6.49M -$71.5K -312 -1%
FAP
59
Financial Advisory Partners
Florida
$6.34M +$518K +2,261 +9%
HighTower Advisors
60
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$6.04M +$270K +1,178 +5%
MTI
61
Merrithew & Thorsten Inc
California
$5.91M -$263K -1,147 -4%
Citigroup
62
Citigroup
New York
$5.91M -$200K -871 -3%
NRI
63
NFP Retirement Inc
California
$5.78M -$1.37K -6 -0%
JIC
64
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$5.75M -$74.4K -325 -1%
RF
65
Rossby Financial
Florida
$5.66M -$140K -611 -2%
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
66
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$5.65M -$1.91M -8,353 -24%
US Bancorp
67
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$5.64M +$61.4K +268 +1%
HFA
68
Hippocratic Financial Advisors
California
$5.54M +$2.29K +10 +0%
MPWT
69
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$5.45M -$236K -1,029 -4%
Creative Planning
70
Creative Planning
Kansas
$5.44M +$300K +1,309 +6%
HA
71
HC Advisors
Georgia
$5.32M +$780K +3,405 +17%
SFCL
72
Strengthening Families & Communities LLC
Massachusetts
$5.28M -$202K -881 -4%
SQA
73
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
$5.18M +$247K +1,079 +5%
MAS
74
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$5.15M -$385K -1,680 -7%
RWM
75
Redstone Wealth Management
Oklahoma
$5.01M +$354K +1,545 +7%
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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.