Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
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.
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
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$8.95M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$6.54M |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$4.23M |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$4.12M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$2.68M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TRCT
126
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$4.12M | -35,581 | Closed |
|
|
VKH
127
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$1.24M | -10,693 | Closed |
|
|
WA
128
WESPAC Advisors
Orinda,
California
| – | -$902K | -7,786 | Closed |
|
|
BIT
129
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$853K | -7,364 | Closed |
|
|
WCM
130
Weatherstone Capital Management
Denver,
Colorado
| – | -$706K | -6,095 | Closed |
|
|
PFG
131
Pacific Financial Group
Bellevue,
Washington
| – | -$615K | -5,310 | Closed |
|
|
DAS
132
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Phoenix,
Arizona
| – | -$213K | -1,840 | Closed |
|
133
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$200K | -1,725 | Closed |
|
|
PAS
134
Partnervest Advisory Services
Santa Barbara,
California
| – | -$7K | -60 | Closed |
|
|
W
135
Wealthfront
Palo Alto,
California
| – | -$2K | -21 | 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.