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Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

296 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.51B invested in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 104 increasing their positions, 85 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

443% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.57M | Put options by funds: $658K

23% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 26

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 104 | Existing positions reduced: 85

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.35B → $2.51B (+$160M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 294296 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1111 (0)

0.31% less ownership

Funds ownership: 46.87%46.55% (-0.31%)

Holders
296
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.68%
% of All Funds
6.49%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
32
Increased
104
Reduced
85
Closed
26
Calls
$3.57M
Puts
$658K
Net Calls
+$2.91M
Net Calls Change
-$2.98M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.24B -$51M -331,762 -4%
BCMIO
2
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$176M -$5.65M -36,741 -3%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$94.8M +$9.81M +63,821 +12%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$64M +$6.75M +43,940 +12%
MMEA
5
Main Management ETF Advisors
California
$59.2M +$12M +78,300 +26%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$58.2M +$11.9M +77,245 +26%
MIS
7
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$51.2M -$318K -2,067 -0.6%
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$50M -$1M -6,527 -2%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$37.2M +$6.87M +44,688 +23%
MM
10
Main Management
California
$31.3M +$5.96M +38,801 +24%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$31.3M -$953K -6,203 -3%
AA
12
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$24.3M -$796K -5,180 -3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
13
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$22.2M +$4.92M +31,997 +29%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
14
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$21.3M +$1.04M +6,775 +5%
IC
15
Iconiq Capital
California
$20.5M +$20M +130,202 New
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$20.1M +$1.5M +9,779 +8%
AG
17
Advisor Group
Arizona
$18.9M +$1.32M +8,562 +8%
LTFS
18
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$16.9M -$2.02M -13,131 -11%
BF
19
Blankinship & Foster
California
$16.7M +$8.3K +54 +0.1%
M&T Bank
20
M&T Bank
New York
$15.1M -$766K -4,985 -5%
PCA
21
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$13.8M +$933K +6,072 +7%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
22
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$13.6M +$1.89M +12,288 +17%
HighTower Advisors
23
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$13M +$124K +810 +1%
Stifel Financial
24
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$12.8M +$474K +3,083 +4%
FSC
25
Full Sail Capital
Oklahoma
$11.6M +$794K +5,168 +8%

VDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

296 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $2.51B — up 6.8% from $2.35B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new VDC positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 104 added to existing stakes and 85 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Iconiq Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $20M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $51M.

  • 296 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) as of Q3 2019, up from 294 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.51B of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 26 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Iconiq Capital, an estimated $20M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $51M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.