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Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

549 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.97B invested in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 170 increasing their positions, 195 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

199% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2M | Put options by funds: $668K

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 56

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 542549 (+7)

0.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 48.72%48.55% (-0.17%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.07B → $2.97B (-$104M)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 170 | Existing positions reduced: 195

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1815 (-3)

Holders
549
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+1.29%
% of All Funds
8%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
71
Increased
170
Reduced
195
Closed
56
Calls
$2M
Puts
$668K
Net Calls
+$1.33M
Net Calls Change
+$397K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.02B +$16.9M +92,336 +2%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$290M +$139M +759,482 +100%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$126M +$6.26M +34,122 +5%
CFGSD
4
Compass Financial Group (South Dakota)
South Dakota
$83.4M +$493K +2,689 +0.6%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$69.9M -$10.1M -55,049 -13%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$60.8M -$11.9M -64,882 -17%
Commonwealth Equity Services
7
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$49.6M -$1.08M -5,867 -2%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
8
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$44.6M +$380K +2,070 +0.9%
MIM
9
Morningstar Investment Management
Illinois
$40.4M -$5.06M -27,581 -12%
Empower Advisory Group
10
Empower Advisory Group
Colorado
$38M +$492K +2,679 +1%
PCH
11
PGIM Custom Harvest
New Jersey
$37M +$5.19M +28,285 +17%
Osaic Holdings
12
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$37M -$50.9M -277,338 -59%
MIS
13
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$35.7M +$17M +92,687 +98%
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$34.5M -$10.4M -56,538 -24%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$34.1M +$12.1M +66,087 +59%
Envestnet Asset Management
16
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$30.5M -$86.6M -472,148 -75%
IC
17
Iconiq Capital
California
$26.4M +$358K +1,952 +1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
18
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$24.6M -$14.2M -77,600 -38%
EGWAG
19
Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group
Georgia
$22.8M +$1.09M +5,955 +5%
JP Morgan Chase
20
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$22.1M +$7.48M +40,759 +54%
MAM
21
Marotta Asset Management
Virginia
$20.2M -$100K -545 -0.5%
Truist Financial
22
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$19.6M -$534K -2,913 -3%
Stifel Financial
23
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$18.5M +$98.3K +536 +0.6%
BF
24
Blankinship & Foster
California
$17.1M +$30.8K +168 +0.2%
PIMG
25
Patriot Investment Management Group
Tennessee
$16.9M +$446K +2,432 +3%

VDC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

549 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $2.97B — down 3.4% from $3.07B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 71 funds opened new VDC positions and 56 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 170 added to existing stakes and 195 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $139M. The largest seller was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), cutting an estimated $189M.

  • 549 institutional investors held Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) as of Q4 2023, up from 542 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $2.97B of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock for Q4 2023, down 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 71 funds opened new Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 56 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $139M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF seller in Q4 2023 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $189M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.