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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 22 (0)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 126124 (-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

Holders
124
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.59%
% of All Funds
3.6%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
9
Increased
32
Reduced
41
Closed
11
Calls
$564K
Puts
$1.18M
Net Calls
-$611K
Net Calls Change
-$1.05M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$201M -$2.68M -22,999 -1%
1832 Asset Management
2
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$108M +$15.1M +129,830 +17%
MAA
3
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$89.8M +$34.5M +296,769 +63%
BCMIO
4
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$49.2M +$9.66M +83,040 +25%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$33.6M -$1.49M -12,802 -4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
6
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$16.9M -$322K -2,766 -2%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$14.5M -$1.36M -11,646 -9%
U
8
UBS
Switzerland
$13.4M -$191K -1,642 -1%
Citigroup
9
Citigroup
New York
$13.1M +$11.6M +99,653 +820%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$12.4M -$1.09M -9,358 -8%
EC
11
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$9.62M
DADC
12
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$7.71M +$497K +4,275 +7%
RW
13
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$6.68M -$106K -915 -2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
14
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$6.42M +$588K +5,051 +10%
QA
15
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$6.08M +$6.02M +51,735 New
B
16
Bailard
California
$6M -$178K -1,530 -3%
TH
17
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$5.85M +$1.22M +10,496 +27%
PNC Financial Services Group
18
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$5.47M +$643K +5,528 +13%
FMLI
19
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$4.74M +$4.69M +40,300 New
ASN
20
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$4.66M +$5.24K +45 +0.1%
MAS
21
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$3.86M -$165K -1,420 -4%
LTFS
22
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3.28M -$64.3K -553 -2%
CA
23
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$2.98M -$47.2K -406 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.84M -$75.4K -648 -3%
Schroder Investment Management Group
25
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$2.75M

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.