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Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

252 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.58B invested in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 87 increasing their positions, 80 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

170% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.27M | Put options by funds: $1.21M

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 29

1.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.11%41.51% (+1.4%)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 87 | Existing positions reduced: 80

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 250252 (+2)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.59B → $1.58B (-$10.9M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 63 (-3)

Holders
252
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.8%
% of All Funds
5.78%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
32
Increased
87
Reduced
80
Closed
29
Calls
$3.27M
Puts
$1.21M
Net Calls
+$2.06M
Net Calls Change
-$1.13M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HCIA
101
Hochman Cole Investment Advisors
Illinois
$622K -$10.2K -72 -2%
LNC
102
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$613K -$459K -3,236 -42%
Vanguard Group
103
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$601K -$143K -1,006 -19%
BIA
104
Bigelow Investment Advisors
Maine
$601K
ASN
105
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$594K +$147K +1,040 +31%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
106
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$592K +$17.2K +121 +3%
CL
107
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$583K +$79.4K +560 +15%
NG
108
Northstar Group
New York
$576K +$543K +3,830 New
WA
109
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$574K -$21.8K -154 -4%
PCG
110
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$553K -$12.8K -90 -2%
RJA
111
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$545K -$950K -6,700 -63%
SCA
112
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$538K +$153K +1,081 +38%
DOA
113
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$522K -$23.8M -168,131 -98%
KSA
114
Ken Stern & Associates
California
$503K +$23K +162 +5%
BF
115
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$502K +$67.3K +475 +15%
BFA
116
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$499K -$8.37K -59 -2%
NEIRG
117
New England Investment & Retirement Group
Massachusetts
$489K -$419K -2,953 -45%
Fidelity Investments
118
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$487K -$89.7K -633 -15%
CF
119
Centaurus Financial
California
$482K +$140K +989 +39%
Cetera Investment Advisers
120
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$472K +$7.09K +50 +1%
FTS
121
Fifth Third Securities
Ohio
$456K +$23.4K +165 +5%
AAM
122
Autus Asset Management
Arizona
$455K -$709 -5 -0.1%
SWP
123
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$454K -$559K -3,941 -54%
SB
124
Simmons Bank
Arkansas
$447K -$38.3K -270 -8%
SS
125
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$442K -$993K -7,001 -68%

VDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

252 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $1.58B — down 0.69% from $1.59B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new VDC positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 87 added to existing stakes and 80 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $212M. The largest seller was Edmond de Rothschild Holding, cutting an estimated $36.6M.

  • 252 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) as of Q1 2018, up from 250 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.58B of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 0.69% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 29 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $212M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Edmond de Rothschild Holding, an estimated $36.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.