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Vanguard Financials ETF
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81 hedge funds and large institutions have $589M invested in Vanguard Financials ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57,200% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.15M | Put options by funds: $2K

78% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 9

43% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 21

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $528M → $589M (+$60.9M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 81 (+7)

0.45% more ownership

Funds ownership: 38.69% → 39.14% (+0.45%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

Holders
81
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+9.46%
% of All Funds
2.63%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
16
Increased
30
Reduced
21
Closed
9
Calls
$1.15M
Puts
$2K
Net Calls
+$1.14M
Net Calls Change
+$761K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$37.8M
2
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
+$6.81M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$4.02M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$2.54M
5
Mariner
Mariner
Kansas
+$2.12M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$4.12M
2
DBT
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
-$4.03M
3
NA
Nottingham Advisors
New York
-$4.01M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$2.5M
5
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$1.93M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
26
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.65M -$2.5M -60,540 -60%
MIS
27
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$1.58M +$372K +9,003 +30%
SCM
28
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$1.55M +$1.57M +37,901 New
V
29
Veritable
Delaware
$1.28M – – –
VKH
30
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.21M +$1.23M +29,748 New
FWM
31
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$1.13M +$1.14M +27,676 New
CFS
32
Community Financial System
New York
$1.05M -$436K -10,550 -29%
TU
33
TDAM USA
Ontario, Canada
$1.04M +$1.05M +25,421 New
BF
34
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$963K +$24K +581 +3%
FAAS
35
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$930K +$538K +13,025 +134%
Janney Montgomery Scott
36
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$886K +$898K +21,715 New
Franklin Resources
37
Franklin Resources
California
$833K +$37.6K +909 +5%
LTFS
38
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$753K +$499K +12,068 +189%
Commonwealth Equity Services
39
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$695K -$770K -18,616 -52%
MCWS
40
McKinley Carter Wealth Services
West Virginia
$443K -$63.7K -1,542 -12%
LS
41
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$398K – – –
NAMP
42
NorthStar Asset Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$384K +$389K +9,410 New
Creative Planning
43
Creative Planning
Kansas
$364K +$289 +7 +0.1%
TH
44
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$352K -$778K -18,817 -69%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
45
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$330K -$14.6K -353 -4%
GLRA
46
Gerald L. Ray & Associates
Texas
$294K – – –
BC
47
Burney Company
Virginia
$291K -$9.8K -237 -3%
BBA
48
BLB&B Advisors
Pennsylvania
$283K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
49
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$271K +$275K +6,648 New
CWM
50
Concert Wealth Management
California
$267K +$270K +6,528 New
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VFH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

81 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $589M — up 12% from $528M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new VFH positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $37.8M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $4.12M.

  • 81 institutional investors held Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) as of Q3 2013, up from 74 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $589M of Vanguard Financials ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Vanguard Financials ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 9 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Financials ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Bank of America, an estimated $37.8M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Financials ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Citigroup, an estimated $4.12M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.