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Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
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549 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.97B invested in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 170 increasing their positions, 195 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

199% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2M | Put options by funds: $668K

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 56

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 542 → 549 (+7)

0.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 48.72% → 48.55% (-0.17%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.07B → $2.97B (-$104M)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 170 | Existing positions reduced: 195

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 15 (-3)

Holders
549
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+1.29%
% of All Funds
8%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
71
Increased
170
Reduced
195
Closed
56
Calls
$2M
Puts
$668K
Net Calls
+$1.33M
Net Calls Change
+$397K

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$139M
2
MIS
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
+$17M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$16.9M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$12.1M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$7.48M

Top Sellers

1
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
-$189M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$86.6M
3
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$50.9M
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$14.2M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$11.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Pathstone Holdings
101
Pathstone Holdings
New Jersey
$2.65M +$2.55M +13,879 New
BC
102
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$2.63M – – –
BCWM
103
Bartlett & Co Wealth Management
Ohio
$2.63M – – –
CWS
104
Cypress Wealth Services
California
$2.62M -$60.4K -329 -2%
SAS
105
Stelac Advisory Services
New York
$2.58M -$36K -196 -1%
NCM
106
Novare Capital Management
North Carolina
$2.58M +$1.1M +6,005 +80%
CFP
107
Curran Financial Partners
South Carolina
$2.55M -$156K -848 -6%
FRA
108
FFG Retirement Advisors
Colorado
$2.5M -$421K -2,293 -15%
Jane Street
109
Jane Street
New York
$2.49M +$1.96M +10,656 +452%
DADC
110
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$2.46M +$16.3K +89 +0.7%
CW
111
CIC Wealth
Maryland
$2.45M -$374K -2,040 -14%
WFA
112
Wellspring Financial Advisors
Ohio
$2.44M -$74.3K -405 -0.1%
KWA
113
Kellett Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$2.42M +$1.96M +10,686 +533%
KWM
114
Keebeck Wealth Management
Illinois
$2.42M +$31.6K +172 +1%
JWCA
115
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$2.39M -$164K -895 -7%
ASN
116
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$2.37M -$9.54K -52 -0.4%
LNC
117
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$2.36M -$162K -885 -7%
CIBC World Market
118
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$2.35M +$12.8K +70 +0.6%
AF
119
Apollon Financial
South Carolina
$2.33M +$2.24M +12,218 New
Mercer Global Advisors
120
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$2.31M -$260K -1,419 -11%
ADL
121
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$2.3M -$34.5K -188 -2%
PF
122
Phoenix Financial
Israel
$2.27M -$34.3K -187 -2%
WA
123
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$2.22M +$497K +2,710 +30%
EH
124
Equitable Holdings
New York
$2.18M +$261K +1,420 +14%
Fidelity Investments
125
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2.15M -$186K -1,013 -8%
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VDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

549 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $2.97B — down 3.4% from $3.07B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 71 funds opened new VDC positions and 56 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 170 added to existing stakes and 195 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $139M. The largest seller was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), cutting an estimated $189M.

  • 549 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) as of Q4 2023, up from 542 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $2.97B of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q4 2023, down 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 71 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 56 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $139M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q4 2023 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $189M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.