Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
110 hedge funds and large institutions have $472M invested in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
233% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 6
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $395M → $472M (+$77.6M)
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 96 → 110 (+14)
2.22% more ownership
Funds ownership: 26.36% → 28.58% (+2.2%)
29% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 35
80% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $286K | Put options by funds: $1.46M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$16.8M |
| 2 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$4.45M |
| 3 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$4.37M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$2.56M |
| 5 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.44M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$4.78M |
| 2 |
RW
Rand Wealth
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$4.16M |
| 3 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$2.47M |
| 4 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
-$2.32M |
| 5 |
ICOA
Investment Centers of America
Bismarck,
North Dakota
|
-$1.5M |
VDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
110 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $472M — up 20% from $395M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new VDC positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 35 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $16.8M. The largest seller was UBS, cutting an estimated $4.78M.
- 110 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) as of Q4 2013, up from 96 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $472M of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 20 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 6 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Bank of America, an estimated $16.8M added.
- The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q4 2013 was UBS, an estimated $4.78M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.