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Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
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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: 2 → 2 (0)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 126 → 124 (-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

Top Buyers

1
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
+$34.5M
2
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$15.1M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$11.6M
4
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
+$9.66M
5
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
+$6.02M

Top Sellers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$8.95M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$6.54M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$4.23M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$4.12M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$2.68M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CB
76
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$306K +$44.8K +385 +17%
SCM
77
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$295K – – –
OC
78
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$277K – – –
US Bancorp
79
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$270K +$70.9K +609 +36%
KIA
80
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$268K – – –
SB
81
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$258K -$29.1K -250 -10%
NFC
82
Northeast Financial Consultants
Connecticut
$258K – – –
CB
83
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$255K – – –
AAM
84
Autus Asset Management
Arizona
$246K +$28.5K +245 +13%
BUB
85
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$244K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
86
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$227K -$1.51M -12,950 -87%
GT
87
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$208K – – –
Bank of Montreal
88
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$175K – – –
TIM
89
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$165K – – –
IFWM
90
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$150K +$2.33K +20 +2%
Bessemer Group
91
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$106K – – –
DBT
92
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$101K +$100K +860 New
CFA
93
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$86K – – –
1IC
94
1919 Investment Counsel
Maryland
$81K – – –
LWM
95
LBA Wealth Management
Florida
$65K +$32K +275 +100%
KIG
96
Kessler Investment Group
Indiana
$61K – – –
Deutsche Bank
97
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$59K -$24.1K -207 -29%
ACM
98
Antonetti Capital Management
Florida
$55K -$43.6K -375 -44%
TDC
99
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$47K – – –
WT
100
Whittier Trust
California
$47K – – –
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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.