Vanguard Financials ETF
216 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.32B invested in Vanguard Financials ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
353% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 17
166% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.97M | Put options by funds: $1.12M
86% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 13 (+6)
81% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 36
38% more funds holding
Funds holding: 157 → 216 (+59)
23% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.89B → $2.32B (+$433M)
10.08% less ownership
Funds ownership: 58.25% → 48.17% (-10%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$38.6M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$31.6M |
| 3 |
SEIA
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$28.4M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$22.2M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$19.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$232M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$12.8M |
| 3 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$5.77M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$4.42M |
| 5 |
FA
FCG Advisors
Chatham,
New Jersey
|
-$4.12M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SC
226
Scotia Capital
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$234K | -4,748 | Closed |
|
|
11A
227
10-15 Associates
Goshen,
New York
| – | -$231K | -4,690 | Closed |
|
228
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$184K | -3,721 | Closed |
|
|
BC
229
Barnett & Company
Chattanooga,
Tennessee
| – | -$49K | -1,000 | Closed |
|
|
WIC
230
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Nashville,
Tennessee
| – | -$39K | -800 | Closed |
|
|
IWMPD
231
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
Palm Desert,
California
| – | -$10K | -211 | Closed |
|
|
JFA
232
JNBA Financial Advisors
Bloomington,
Minnesota
| – | -$5K | -104 | Closed |
|
|
S
233
SignatureFD
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$5K | -104 | Closed |
|
VFH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
216 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $2.32B — up 23% from $1.89B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 77 funds opened new VFH positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 60 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $38.6M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $232M.
- 216 institutional investors held Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) as of Q4 2016, up from 157 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $2.32B of Vanguard Financials ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 77 funds opened new Vanguard Financials ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 17 closed out, a net change of +60 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Financials ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $38.6M added.
- The largest Vanguard Financials ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $232M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.