Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
VDC
294 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.35B invested in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 116 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
660% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.78M | Put options by funds: $893K
53% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 116 | Existing positions reduced: 76
22% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 11 (+2)
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.19B → $2.35B (+$161M)
9% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 33
1.46% less ownership
Funds ownership: 48.33% → 46.87% (-1.5%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 301 → 294 (-7)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$59.5M |
| 2 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
+$40.2M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$8.29M |
| 4 |
BCP
Berkeley Capital Partners
Milton,
Georgia
|
+$7.54M |
| 5 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
+$5.68M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NFC
Northeast Financial Consultants
Westport,
Connecticut
|
-$64.5M |
| 2 |
AIC
Ameritas Investment Company
Lincoln,
Nebraska
|
-$7.78M |
| 3 |
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnetonka,
Minnesota
|
-$6.4M |
| 4 |
WI
Wintrust Investments
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$4.12M |
| 5 |
MIH
Madison Investment Holdings
Madison,
Wisconsin
|
-$3.77M |
VDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
294 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $2.35B — up 7.3% from $2.19B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of VDC and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 76 trimmed existing stakes and 116 added.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $59.5M. The largest seller was Northeast Financial Consultants, cutting an estimated $64.5M.
- 294 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) as of Q2 2019, down from 301 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $2.35B of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 33 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $59.5M added.
- The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Northeast Financial Consultants, an estimated $64.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.