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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
KTC
101
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$45K – – –
VIA
102
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$45K – – –
S
103
SignatureFD
Georgia
$38K – – –
WA
104
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$36K – – –
FCT
105
Family Capital Trust
Massachusetts
$35K – – –
WCM
106
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
$28K – – –
JFA
107
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$26K – – –
NC
108
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$26K +$25.4K +218 New
Walleye Trading
109
Walleye Trading
New York
$26K +$26.2K +225 New
CFS
110
Community Financial System
New York
$24K – – –
WRM
111
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$19K – – –
MPWT
112
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$17.6K – – –
SJIM
113
St. Johns Investment Management
Florida
$16K – – –
SCP
114
Syntal Capital Partners
Texas
$15K – – –
SIA
115
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$14K – – –
Barclays
116
Barclays
United Kingdom
$13K -$7.21K -62 -35%
FNBT
117
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$12K – – –
PSI
118
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$12K – – –
NSIM
119
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$10K – – –
NES
120
New England Securities
New York
$10K +$5K +43 +100%
SFSIG
121
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$5K -$4.77K -41 -51%
TJHA
122
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$5K – – –
BRWM
123
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$3K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
124
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.81K +$1.36M +11,689 +317%
SG Americas Securities
125
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$4.23M -36,515 Closed
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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.