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Vanguard Financials ETF

530 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.85B invested in Vanguard Financials ETF in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 159 increasing their positions, 205 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

73% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.08M | Put options by funds: $2.93M

1.31% less ownership

Funds ownership: 51.2%49.9% (-1.3%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 579530 (-49)

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2017 (-3)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.65B → $3.85B (-$803M)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 159 | Existing positions reduced: 205

41% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 73

Holders
530
Holders Change
-49
Holders Change %
-8.46%
% of All Funds
8.45%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15%
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
43
Increased
159
Reduced
205
Closed
73
Calls
$5.08M
Puts
$2.93M
Net Calls
+$2.15M
Net Calls Change
-$538K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Empower Advisory Group
326
Empower Advisory Group
Colorado
$298K +$324K +3,832 New
SL
327
SWMG LLC
Texas
$297K -$4.57K -54 -1%
BFA
328
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$290K +$31.3K +370 +11%
MFGM
329
Marshall Financial Group (Maryland)
Maryland
$288K -$7.19K -85 -2%
BWA
330
BDO Wealth Advisors
Florida
$283K -$24.8K -293 -7%
CFG
331
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$282K +$1.69K +20 +0.6%
CD
332
Chapin Davis
Maryland
$278K +$302K +3,571 New
JHP
333
James Hambro & Partners
United Kingdom
$278K -$127K -1,503 -30%
LNC
334
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$277K -$9.9K -117 -3%
FA
335
Fiduciary Alliance
South Carolina
$274K
CAG
336
Crestwood Advisors Group
Massachusetts
$273K -$40.7K -481 -12%
FFN
337
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$267K +$1.18K +14 +0.4%
BAM
338
BOS Asset Management
Illinois
$265K +$254 +3 +0.1%
MCWS
339
McKinley Carter Wealth Services
West Virginia
$264K +$508 +6 +0.2%
CC
340
Courier Capital
New York
$264K
BAM
341
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$260K +$21.1K +249 +8%
TCPWM
342
Traverso Chambers Private Wealth Management
California
$256K
FTUS
343
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$256K +$278K +3,283 New
GRP
344
Global Retirement Partners
California
$255K -$11.8K -140 -4%
TPW
345
TL Private Wealth
Texas
$254K -$32.1K -380 -10%
MWM
346
Maltin Wealth Management
New Jersey
$250K -$5.25K -62 -2%
WT
347
Whittier Trust
California
$250K -$2.54K -30 -0.9%
OBWG
348
Onyx Bridge Wealth Group
New York
$249K -$9.05K -107 -3%
FBC
349
Fairfield, Bush & Co
Connecticut
$249K
MSFS
350
Main Street Financial Solutions
Pennsylvania
$246K -$43.3K -512 -14%

VFH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

530 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $3.85B — down 17% from $4.65B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 73 funds closed out of VFH and 43 opened new positions — a net loss of 30 holders — while 205 trimmed existing stakes and 159 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $50.5M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $48.8M.

  • 530 institutional investors held Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) as of Q1 2023, down from 579 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $3.85B of Vanguard Financials ETF stock for Q1 2023, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new Vanguard Financials ETF positions in Q1 2023 and 73 closed out, a net change of -30 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Financials ETF buyer in Q1 2023 was Bank of America, an estimated $50.5M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Financials ETF seller in Q1 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $48.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.