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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
ICOA
76
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$414K +$96.4K +760 +28%
CL
77
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$403K +$1.01K +8 +0.2%
NFG
78
Next Financial Group
Texas
$396K -$444K -3,500 -52%
SPC
79
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$396K -$31.6K -249 -7%
WA
80
WFG Advisors
Texas
$390K +$27.6K +218 +7%
BEAM
81
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$388K
BTS
82
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$365K +$382K +3,013 New
SWP
83
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$336K +$352K +2,774 New
SCM
84
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
$329K +$344K +2,715 New
VKH
85
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$322K +$336K +2,652 New
BF
86
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$317K -$4.06K -32 -1%
MFS
87
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$310K -$90K -710 -22%
SCM
88
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$304K
US Bancorp
89
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$299K +$15.9K +125 +5%
KIA
90
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$286K -$20.3K -160 -6%
GWM
91
Greenwich Wealth Management
Connecticut
$279K
NFC
92
Northeast Financial Consultants
Connecticut
$277K +$5.58K +44 +2%
AAM
93
Autus Asset Management
Arizona
$274K -$48.2K -380 -14%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
94
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$271K
CB
95
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$263K
OC
96
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$247K -$3.93K -31 -2%
Northern Trust
97
Northern Trust
Illinois
$246K +$257K +2,025 New
YP
98
Yellowstone Partners
Idaho
$241K -$296K -2,333 -54%
ICAS
99
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$230K +$12.4K +98 +5%
JMPWA
100
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$224K +$234K +1,847 New

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.