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Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

152 hedge funds and large institutions have $808M invested in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

423% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19M | Put options by funds: $3.63M

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 35 (+2)

64% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 14

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 145152 (+7)

1.12% less ownership

Funds ownership: 35.3%34.18% (-1.1%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $878M → $808M (-$69.3M)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 57

Holders
152
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+4.83%
% of All Funds
4.24%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
23
Increased
37
Reduced
57
Closed
14
Calls
$19M
Puts
$3.63M
Net Calls
+$15.4M
Net Calls Change
+$13.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CS
51
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.02M -$2.22M -17,507 -68%
RTS
52
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$881K
SI
53
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$877K +$410K +3,236 +80%
CPA
54
Capital Planning Advisors
California
$825K -$58.6K -462 -6%
Envestnet Asset Management
55
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$756K -$1.59M -12,575 -67%
PMG
56
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$725K -$18.9K -149 -2%
RJT
57
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$709K
Millennium Management
58
Millennium Management
New York
$692K +$724K +5,709 New
IH
59
IFC Holdings
Florida
$671K +$62.3K +491 +10%
Jane Street
60
Jane Street
New York
$655K -$3.65M -28,741 -84%
Creative Planning
61
Creative Planning
Kansas
$602K +$629K +4,961 New
BFA
62
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$600K +$95K +749 +18%
FAAS
63
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$593K -$217K -1,709 -26%
William Blair & Company
64
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$593K +$12.8K +101 +2%
LIM
65
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$580K -$36.1K -285 -6%
VFS
66
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$549K -$490K -3,863 -46%
WA
67
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$537K +$562K +4,435 New
WIC
68
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$535K -$25.4K -200 -4%
NDSI
69
Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc
Rhode Island
$523K -$76.1K -600 -12%
BPC
70
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$485K
KTC
71
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$478K
VAM
72
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$476K -$2.53M -19,939 -84%
CB
73
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$443K -$75.3K -594 -14%
DY
74
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$443K +$22.2K +175 +5%
UCFA
75
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$436K +$107K +845 +31%

VDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

152 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $808M — down 7.9% from $878M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new VDC positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 37 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $281M. The largest seller was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), cutting an estimated $103M.

  • 152 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) as of Q3 2015, up from 145 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $808M of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $281M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $103M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.