Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
539 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.96B invested in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 178 increasing their positions, 188 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.
139% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.16M | Put options by funds: $1.74M
121% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $295M | Capital outflows: $133M
29% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 42
1.47% more ownership
Funds ownership: 45.74% → 47.21% (+1.5%)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 544 → 539 (-5)
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 178 | Existing positions reduced: 188
23% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 26 → 20 (-6)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Money Concepts Capital
Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida
|
+$72.2M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$39.7M |
| 3 |
Resources Management Corp
West Hartford,
Connecticut
|
+$37.8M |
| 4 |
EP Wealth Advisors
Torrance,
California
|
+$12.3M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$10.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ALPS Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$13.7M |
| 2 |
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
|
-$8.99M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$6.35M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$6.22M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$5.66M |
VDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review
539 of the 6,289 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $2.96B — up 1.3% from $2.92B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new VDC positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 178 added to existing stakes and 188 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Money Concepts Capital, adding an estimated $72.2M. The largest seller was ALPS Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.7M sold.
- 539 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) as of Q1 2023, down from 544 in Q4 2022.
- Funds reported $2.96B of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q1 2023, up 1.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 54 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q1 2023 and 42 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q1 2023 was Money Concepts Capital, an estimated $72.2M added.
- The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q1 2023 was ALPS Advisors, an estimated $13.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.