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.
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: 3 → 5 (+2)
64% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 14
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 145 → 152 (+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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$281M |
| 2 |
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$22.6M |
| 3 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$16.1M |
| 4 |
DOA
D'Orazio & Associates
Falls Church,
Virginia
|
+$14.6M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$6.42M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
-$103M |
| 2 |
CI
Clal Insurance
Tel-Aviv,
Israel
|
-$7.03M |
| 3 |
FMLI
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$3.74M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$3.65M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$3.48M |
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.