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Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

342 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.14B invested in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 108 increasing their positions, 110 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

316% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.88M | Put options by funds: $692K

3.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 46.87%49.88% (+3%)

4% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 55

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 343342 (-1)

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 108 | Existing positions reduced: 110

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1614 (-2)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.61B → $2.14B (-$469M)

Holders
342
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.29%
% of All Funds
7.54%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.31%
New
57
Increased
108
Reduced
110
Closed
55
Calls
$2.88M
Puts
$692K
Net Calls
+$2.19M
Net Calls Change
-$2.92M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$985M -$100M -651,308 -8%
BCMIO
2
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$83.1M -$78.9M -512,196 -46%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$73.8M -$15M -97,429 -15%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$55.8M -$1.3M -8,449 -2%
MMEA
5
Main Management ETF Advisors
California
$54.3M -$166K -1,080 -0.3%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$53.6M +$3.49M +22,646 +6%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$46.2M +$14M +90,682 +37%
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$36.9M -$1.6M -10,352 -4%
MIS
9
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$33.8M +$14.3M +92,922 +63%
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$33.7M +$16M +103,650 +74%
Osaic Holdings
11
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$29.4M +$166M +1,076,682 New
MIM
12
Morningstar Investment Management
Illinois
$26.5M -$7.97M -51,695 -21%
Commonwealth Equity Services
13
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$25.7M +$5.04M +32,672 +21%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$24.6M -$3.3M -21,442 -11%
MM
15
Main Management
California
$24.5M -$3.35M -21,710 -11%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
16
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$19.9M +$2.25M +14,621 +11%
IC
17
Iconiq Capital
California
$18.2M +$71.7K +465 +0.4%
BF
18
Blankinship & Foster
California
$15.2M +$407K +2,638 +2%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
19
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$14.1M +$894K +5,799 +6%
BOPW
20
Brandywine Oak Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
$13.9M +$5.22M +33,890 +51%
PCIG
21
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
$13.4M +$15M +97,059 New
Stifel Financial
22
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$12.9M +$1.76M +11,430 +14%
PCA
23
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$12M -$1.12M -7,276 -8%
HighTower Advisors
24
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$10.8M -$510K -3,306 -4%
PIMG
25
Patriot Investment Management Group
Tennessee
$10.8M +$1.23M +7,979 +11%

VDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

342 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $2.14B — down 18% from $2.61B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new VDC positions and 55 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 108 added to existing stakes and 110 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $16M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $100M.

  • 342 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) as of Q1 2020, down from 343 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.14B of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 55 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Ameriprise, an estimated $16M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Bank of America, an estimated $100M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.