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Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

202 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.26B invested in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 78 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 17

70% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 46

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.13B → $1.26B (+$130M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 194202 (+8)

2.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.92%36.43% (+2.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1010 (0)

3% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.61M | Put options by funds: $2.7M

Holders
202
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+4.12%
% of All Funds
5.39%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
29
Increased
78
Reduced
46
Closed
17
Calls
$2.61M
Puts
$2.7M
Net Calls
-$92K
Net Calls Change
+$1.19M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SPC
101
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$604K +$117K +837 +23%
William Blair & Company
102
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$603K +$140K +1,001 +29%
CIBC World Market
103
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$563K -$758K -5,412 -57%
CB
104
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$554K -$64.1K -458 -10%
LIM
105
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$548K -$91.7K -655 -14%
WA
106
WFG Advisors
Texas
$528K +$32.1K +229 +6%
WPC
107
Waters Parkerson & Co
Louisiana
$510K
BFA
108
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$505K
BCP
109
Berkeley Capital Partners
Georgia
$501K -$6.09M -43,498 -92%
CL
110
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$489K +$1.54K +11 +0.3%
JIC
111
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$487K +$93.1K +665 +23%
RCA
112
Rowland Carmichael Advisors
Arizona
$484K -$9.24K -66 -2%
WA
113
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$479K
BRWA
114
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$467K +$106K +760 +29%
NIC
115
Northwest Investment Counselors
Oregon
$453K -$106K -755 -19%
BEAM
116
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$438K
LWAC
117
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$435K +$114K +813 +34%
AL
118
Aspiriant LLC
California
$413K -$203K -1,449 -32%
IIC
119
Ironwood Investment Counsel
Arizona
$394K +$403K +2,882 New
PFS
120
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$384K +$392K +2,802 New
SCM
121
Shelton Capital Management
Colorado
$372K
PFM
122
Parsec Financial Management
North Carolina
$372K +$381K +2,718 New
ASN
123
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$353K +$17.4K +124 +5%
OC
124
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$348K +$37.1K +265 +12%
SCM
125
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$344K

VDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

202 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $1.26B — up 12% from $1.13B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new VDC positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 78 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), adding an estimated $117M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $7.17M.

  • 202 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) as of Q3 2016, up from 194 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.26B of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 17 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $117M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $7.17M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.