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Vanguard Financials ETF

132 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.53B invested in Vanguard Financials ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

144% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.08M | Put options by funds: $444K

69% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 32

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 18

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 128132 (+4)

5.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 55.7%50.49% (-5.2%)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 87 (-1)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.81B → $1.53B (-$279M)

Holders
132
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+3.13%
% of All Funds
3.69%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
23
Increased
54
Reduced
32
Closed
18
Calls
$1.08M
Puts
$444K
Net Calls
+$639K
Net Calls Change
-$418K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NAMP
26
NorthStar Asset Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$3.26M +$244K +4,960 +8%
VF
27
Virtu Financial
New York
$3.23M +$3.43M +69,694 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
28
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.18M +$428K +8,701 +15%
EDRH
29
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$2.99M -$9.83K -200 -0.3%
LTFS
30
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.95M -$245K -4,976 -7%
EDRPMB
31
Edmond de Rothschild Private Merchant Banking
United Kingdom
$2.92M +$3.09M +62,970 New
Ameriprise
32
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.82M +$1.05M +21,363 +54%
ACS
33
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$2.75M +$31.9K +649 +1%
HighTower Advisors
34
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.5M +$936K +19,052 +54%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
35
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.28M +$1.24M +25,242 +105%
SEIA
36
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
$1.91M +$2.03M +41,346 New
BC
37
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$1.91M
Vanguard Group
38
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.88M +$758K +15,422 +61%
MFS
39
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.84M +$65.2K +1,326 +3%
EFS
40
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$1.8M +$782K +15,904 +69%
MAS
41
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$1.74M +$74.1K +1,508 +4%
JIC
42
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$1.71M -$81.1K -1,650 -4%
ICOA
43
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$1.57M +$1.42M +28,851 +576%
RJFSA
44
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.55M +$1.65M +33,570 New
BF
45
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$1.55M +$5.06K +103 +0.3%
BEAM
46
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$1.45M
V
47
Veritable
Delaware
$1.45M
CB
48
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$1.44M -$95.8K -1,950 -6%
RJA
49
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.31M -$2.34M -47,600 -63%
CWM
50
Concert Wealth Management
California
$1.16M -$58.7K -1,195 -5%

VFH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

132 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $1.53B — down 15% from $1.81B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new VFH positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $747M. The largest seller was 1832 Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $157M sold.

  • 132 institutional investors held Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) as of Q3 2015, up from 128 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.53B of Vanguard Financials ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Vanguard Financials ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 18 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Financials ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $747M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Financials ETF seller in Q3 2015 was 1832 Asset Management, an estimated $157M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.