Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
225 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.41B invested in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 83 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
489% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.5M | Put options by funds: $254K
34% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.05B → $1.41B (+$358M)
28% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 83 | Existing positions reduced: 65
8.94% more ownership
Funds ownership: 28.74% → 37.68% (+8.9%)
5% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 20
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 225 → 225 (0)
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 5 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$425M |
| 2 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
+$6.22M |
| 3 |
MGIA
Matthew Goff Investment Advisor
Houston,
Texas
|
+$4.04M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$2.55M |
| 5 |
IH
IFC Holdings
Tampa,
Florida
|
+$2.03M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SCM
SCS Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$25.8M |
| 2 |
X
Xponance
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$15.6M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$12.3M |
| 4 |
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnetonka,
Minnesota
|
-$5.81M |
| 5 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
-$5.01M |
VDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
225 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.41B — up 34% from $1.05B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new VDC positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 83 added to existing stakes and 65 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $425M. The largest seller was SCS Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $25.8M sold.
- 225 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) as of Q3 2017, unchanged from Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $1.41B of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 34% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 20 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $425M added.
- The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q3 2017 was SCS Capital Management, an estimated $25.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.