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Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

254 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.92B invested in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 71

23% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 26

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.7B → $1.92B (+$221M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 249254 (+5)

1.15% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.82%46.97% (+1.2%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

42% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.22M | Put options by funds: $2.1M

Holders
254
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+2.01%
% of All Funds
5.81%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
32
Increased
90
Reduced
71
Closed
26
Calls
$1.22M
Puts
$2.1M
Net Calls
-$884K
Net Calls Change
-$1.01M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.13B -$3.12M -22,340 -0.3%
BCMIO
2
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$136M +$4.08M +29,228 +3%
Ameriprise
3
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$121M +$101M +726,849 +543%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$48.5M +$7.5M +53,757 +18%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$41M -$487K -3,489 -1%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$32.8M +$5.88M +42,176 +22%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$28.7M -$432K -3,094 -1%
M&T Bank
8
M&T Bank
New York
$17.8M -$774K -5,546 -4%
BF
9
Blankinship & Foster
California
$15.7M -$39.8K -285 -0.3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
10
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$15.5M -$376K -2,697 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$15.2M +$5.57M +39,957 +58%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
12
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$14.3M +$541K +3,881 +4%
LTFS
13
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$14M -$2.26M -16,210 -14%
MIH
14
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$12.6M +$12.5M +89,702 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
15
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$11.3M +$9.2M +65,934 +441%
PCA
16
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$11.1M +$1.12M +8,029 +11%
PNC Financial Services Group
17
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$11.1M +$1.72M +12,318 +18%
AG
18
Advisor Group
Arizona
$10.7M +$2.01M +14,401 +23%
Envestnet Asset Management
19
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$10.5M -$4.12M -29,567 -28%
Deutsche Bank
20
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$7.71M +$4.19M +30,000 +120%
Lazard Asset Management
21
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$7.32M -$7.99M -57,300 -52%
HighTower Advisors
22
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$7.29M +$2.23K +16 +0%
RW
23
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$7.21M +$8.51K +61 +0.1%
B
24
Bailard
California
$6.99M -$408K -2,922 -6%
RJFSA
25
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$6.08M -$254K -1,822 -4%

VDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

254 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $1.92B — up 13% from $1.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new VDC positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 90 added to existing stakes and 71 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $101M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $11M.

  • 254 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) as of Q3 2018, up from 249 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.92B of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 26 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Ameriprise, an estimated $101M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.