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Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

409 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.73B invested in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 118 increasing their positions, 135 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

116% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 37

91% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $696K | Put options by funds: $365K

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 372409 (+37)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.59B → $2.73B (+$137M)

0.46% more ownership

Funds ownership: 46.98%47.44% (+0.46%)

7% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1514 (-1)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 118 | Existing positions reduced: 135

Holders
409
Holders Change
+37
Holders Change %
+9.95%
% of All Funds
7.24%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-6.67%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
80
Increased
118
Reduced
135
Closed
37
Calls
$696K
Puts
$365K
Net Calls
+$331K
Net Calls Change
+$1.49M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.13B -$5.63M -33,175 -0.5%
BCMIO
2
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$150M +$2.22M +13,069 +2%
MFG
3
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$101M +$4.58M +26,982 +5%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$81.8M -$2.24M -13,227 -3%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$64.7M +$879K +5,180 +1%
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$63.8M +$62.3M +367,021 New
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$56.8M -$6.56M -38,655 -11%
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$55.9M +$3.06M +18,044 +6%
Osaic Holdings
9
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$51M +$1.67M +9,847 +3%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$49.2M -$3.62M -21,338 -7%
MIM
11
Morningstar Investment Management
Illinois
$47.2M -$3.33M -19,621 -7%
MIS
12
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$39.1M -$130K -767 -0.3%
Ameriprise
13
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$33.9M -$11.5M -67,730 -26%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$33M -$1.51M -8,912 -4%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$31.3M -$3.5M -20,614 -10%
BF
16
Blankinship & Foster
California
$25M +$800K +4,715 +3%
IC
17
Iconiq Capital
California
$23.5M +$184K +1,082 +0.8%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
18
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$22.9M -$1.36M -8,040 -6%
RJFSA
19
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$22.3M -$988K -5,825 -4%
PCA
20
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$20.9M +$3.55M +20,940 +21%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
21
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$20.9M -$8.3M -48,950 -29%
KAS
22
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$20.5M +$3.52M +20,719 +21%
MAM
23
Marotta Asset Management
Virginia
$19.2M +$2.28M +13,456 +14%
FSC
24
Full Sail Capital
Oklahoma
$14.6M +$135K +793 +0.9%
PCIG
25
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
$13.9M +$123K +724 +0.9%

VDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

409 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $2.73B — up 5.3% from $2.59B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 80 funds opened new VDC positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 43 holders — while 118 added to existing stakes and 135 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $62.3M. The largest seller was Main Management ETF Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $32.8M sold.

  • 409 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) as of Q4 2020, up from 372 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $2.73B of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 80 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 37 closed out, a net change of +43 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $62.3M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Main Management ETF Advisors, an estimated $32.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.