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Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

209 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.11B invested in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

181% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.14M | Put options by funds: $761K

82% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 17

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.02B → $1.11B (+$89.4M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 196209 (+13)

0.25% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.68%30.93% (+0.25%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 77 (0)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 67

Holders
209
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+6.63%
% of All Funds
5.2%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
31
Increased
64
Reduced
67
Closed
17
Calls
$2.14M
Puts
$761K
Net Calls
+$1.38M
Net Calls Change
+$1.13M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$429M +$13.5M +97,336 +3%
BCMIO
2
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$142M +$13M +93,797 +10%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$69.5M +$26.5M +190,959 +63%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$38.2M +$499K +3,598 +1%
ACI
5
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$33.5M +$32.9M +237,412 New
DOA
6
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$28.3M -$1.79M -12,926 -6%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$26.1M -$4.24M -30,542 -14%
M&T Bank
8
M&T Bank
New York
$24.7M +$2.13M +15,384 +10%
Commonwealth Equity Services
9
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$19.8M -$1.53M -11,054 -7%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$19.3M -$8.16M -58,848 -30%
BF
11
Blankinship & Foster
California
$19.3M -$9.29K -67 -0%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
12
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$14.5M -$114K -824 -0.8%
LTFS
13
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$14.1M +$222K +1,604 +2%
SCM
14
SCS Capital Management
Massachusetts
$13.4M +$13.2M +95,449 New
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$8.62M -$124K -897 -1%
Envestnet Asset Management
16
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$7.95M +$2.56M +18,433 +48%
B
17
Bailard
California
$7.85M -$54.8K -395 -0.7%
RW
18
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$7.73M -$971K -7,004 -11%
DADC
19
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$7.62M -$4.01M -28,890 -35%
HighTower Advisors
20
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$7.47M +$458K +3,303 +7%
PNC Financial Services Group
21
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$7.4M +$193K +1,394 +3%
AG
22
Advisor Group
Arizona
$6.9M +$360K +2,597 +6%
BCI
23
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$6.61M +$6.52M +47,018 New
MCWS
24
McKinley Carter Wealth Services
West Virginia
$6.08M +$1.11K +8 +0%
RJFSA
25
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$5.57M -$726K -5,234 -12%

VDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

209 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.11B — up 8.8% from $1.02B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new VDC positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 67 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AMP Capital Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $32.9M. The largest seller was Ogorek Anthony Joseph, exiting entirely with an estimated $13M sold.

  • 209 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) as of Q1 2017, up from 196 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.11B of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 17 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was AMP Capital Investors, an estimated $32.9M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Ogorek Anthony Joseph, an estimated $13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.