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Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

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: 22 (0)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 126124 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PMG
51
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$703K +$696K +5,979 New
RJT
52
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$687K
VFS
53
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$674K -$88.4K -760 -12%
FAAS
54
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$673K -$179K -1,538 -21%
VC
55
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$576K +$570K +4,900 New
William Blair & Company
56
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$552K +$11.6K +100 +2%
IH
57
IFC Holdings
Florida
$519K -$9.31K -80 -2%
BFA
58
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$505K
Creative Planning
59
Creative Planning
Kansas
$485K +$170K +1,465 +55%
SI
60
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$473K +$8.38K +72 +2%
BPC
61
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$470K
NDSI
62
Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc
Rhode Island
$454K -$11.6K -100 -3%
BC
63
Burney Company
Virginia
$449K -$2.33K -20 -0.5%
WA
64
WFG Advisors
Texas
$435K -$13.6K -117 -3%
DY
65
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$419K -$4.65K -40 -1%
CL
66
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$401K +$11.6K +100 +3%
CAN
67
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$381K -$63K -541 -14%
RIA
68
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$372K +$63.9K +549 +21%
AI
69
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$356K +$1.51K +13 +0.4%
Vanguard Group
70
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$355K +$98.4K +846 +39%
Bank of New York Mellon
71
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$353K -$28.5K -245 -8%
MFS
72
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$338K +$7.45K +64 +2%
BRWA
73
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$329K -$150K -1,293 -32%
Janney Montgomery Scott
74
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$321K -$3.61K -31 -1%
BF
75
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$320K

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.