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Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

152 hedge funds and large institutions have $808M invested in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

423% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19M | Put options by funds: $3.63M

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 35 (+2)

64% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 14

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 145152 (+7)

1.12% less ownership

Funds ownership: 35.3%34.18% (-1.1%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $878M → $808M (-$69.3M)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 57

Holders
152
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+4.83%
% of All Funds
4.24%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
23
Increased
37
Reduced
57
Closed
14
Calls
$19M
Puts
$3.63M
Net Calls
+$15.4M
Net Calls Change
+$13.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WA
126
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$52K
TDC
127
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$49K
WT
128
Whittier Trust
California
$49K
CFA
129
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$47.9K
CFA
130
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$45K
WCM
131
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
$29K
JFA
132
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$27K
NC
133
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$26K
NSIM
134
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$25K
S
135
SignatureFD
Georgia
$24K -$15.9K -125 -39%
FFC
136
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$21K +$9.51K +75 +75%
LYV
137
Live Your Vision
Pennsylvania
$21K +$21.8K +172 New
BKA
138
Brick & Kyle Associates
Pennsylvania
$18K
FPFS
139
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$18K
AA
140
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$18K +$19K +150 New
MPWT
141
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$17.6K
AWM
142
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$16K -$3.04K -24 -16%
SCP
143
Syntal Capital Partners
Texas
$16K
SIA
144
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$15K
AP
145
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$14K +$14.3K +113 New
PSI
146
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$13K +$13.3K +105 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
147
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$11K +$6.59K +52 +144%
WRM
148
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$8K -$133K -1,045 -94%
LWCFA
149
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$6K
FWM
150
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$5K +$127 +1 +3%

VDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

152 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $808M — down 7.9% from $878M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new VDC positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 37 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $281M. The largest seller was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), cutting an estimated $103M.

  • 152 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) as of Q3 2015, up from 145 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $808M of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $281M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $103M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.