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Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

196 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.02B invested in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.57M | Put options by funds: $1.31M

9% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 23

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 202196 (-6)

5.74% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.43%30.68% (-5.7%)

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.26B → $1.02B (-$239M)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 71

30% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 107 (-3)

Holders
196
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-2.97%
% of All Funds
4.9%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-30%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
21
Increased
57
Reduced
71
Closed
23
Calls
$1.57M
Puts
$1.31M
Net Calls
+$253K
Net Calls Change
+$345K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$395M -$135M -1,008,477 -25%
BCMIO
2
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$123M +$8.19M +61,241 +7%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$40.6M -$14.8M -110,840 -27%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$36.1M -$490K -3,664 -1%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$29M -$261K -1,954 -0.9%
DOA
6
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$28.6M -$136K -1,017 -0.5%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$26.3M +$757K +5,661 +3%
M&T Bank
8
M&T Bank
New York
$21.5M +$1.33M +9,931 +7%
Commonwealth Equity Services
9
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$20.4M -$816K -6,106 -4%
BF
10
Blankinship & Foster
California
$18.4M +$18.4M +137,298 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
11
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$13.9M -$3.47M -25,957 -20%
LTFS
12
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$13.2M -$2.62M -19,629 -17%
OAJ
13
Ogorek Anthony Joseph
New York
$13M
DADC
14
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$11.1M -$94.9K -710 -0.8%
ONB
15
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$9.5M +$9.48M +70,921 New
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$8.34M -$4.39M -32,855 -35%
RW
17
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$8.3M +$72.6K +543 +0.9%
B
18
Bailard
California
$7.53M +$44.2K +331 +0.6%
PNC Financial Services Group
19
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$6.87M +$407K +3,046 +6%
X
20
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$6.71M -$19.7M -147,185 -73%
MFS
21
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$6.68M -$91.7K -686 -1%
HighTower Advisors
22
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$6.67M +$4.92M +36,834 +284%
Citigroup
23
Citigroup
New York
$6.49M +$116K +869 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.29M -$1.78M -13,299 -22%
AG
25
Advisor Group
Arizona
$6.22M -$1.75M -13,059 -22%

VDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

196 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.02B — down 19% from $1.26B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of VDC and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 71 trimmed existing stakes and 57 added.

The largest buyer was Old National Bancorp, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.48M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $135M.

  • 196 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) as of Q4 2016, down from 202 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.02B of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 23 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Old National Bancorp, an estimated $9.48M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $135M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.