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Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

252 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.58B invested in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 87 increasing their positions, 80 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

170% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.27M | Put options by funds: $1.21M

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 29

1.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.11%41.51% (+1.4%)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 87 | Existing positions reduced: 80

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 250252 (+2)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.59B → $1.58B (-$10.9M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 63 (-3)

Holders
252
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.8%
% of All Funds
5.78%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
32
Increased
87
Reduced
80
Closed
29
Calls
$3.27M
Puts
$1.21M
Net Calls
+$2.06M
Net Calls Change
-$1.13M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$987M +$212M +1,497,485 +26%
BCMIO
2
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$128M -$31.1M -219,328 -19%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$39.8M +$6.38M +45,023 +18%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$37.1M -$4.5M -31,732 -10%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$30.6M +$5.61M +39,535 +21%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$27.6M +$16.7K +118 +0.1%
M&T Bank
7
M&T Bank
New York
$18.6M -$2.01M -14,204 -9%
Commonwealth Equity Services
8
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$16.6M +$133K +938 +0.8%
BF
9
Blankinship & Foster
California
$15.8M -$448K -3,160 -3%
LTFS
10
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$15.8M +$25.9K +183 +0.2%
Envestnet Asset Management
11
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$13.1M +$481K +3,393 +3%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$12.3M +$1.26M +8,853 +11%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
13
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$10.4M -$1.34M -9,416 -11%
AG
14
Advisor Group
Arizona
$8.91M +$562K +3,963 +6%
PCA
15
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$7.23M +$1.8M +12,711 +31%
B
16
Bailard
California
$7.22M -$324K -2,285 -4%
MML Investors Services
17
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$7.16M +$1.43M +10,097 +24%
RW
18
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$7.11M -$420K -2,964 -5%
HighTower Advisors
19
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$6.99M -$443K -3,127 -6%
PNC Financial Services Group
20
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$6.78M -$141K -993 -2%
RJFSA
21
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$6.74M +$291K +2,053 +4%
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.38M +$871K +6,145 +15%
DADC
23
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$6.07M -$1.36M -9,592 -18%
AA
24
Apriem Advisors
California
$4.92M +$303K +2,140 +6%
MAS
25
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$4.72M +$59.1K +417 +1%

VDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

252 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $1.58B — down 0.69% from $1.59B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new VDC positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 87 added to existing stakes and 80 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $212M. The largest seller was Edmond de Rothschild Holding, cutting an estimated $36.6M.

  • 252 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) as of Q1 2018, up from 250 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.58B of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 0.69% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 29 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $212M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Edmond de Rothschild Holding, an estimated $36.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.