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Vanguard Financials ETF

145 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.09B invested in Vanguard Financials ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

30% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $747K | Put options by funds: $573K

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 21

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 140145 (+5)

2.29% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.28%61.99% (-2.3%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.24B → $2.09B (-$157M)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 52

22% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 97 (-2)

Holders
145
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+3.57%
% of All Funds
3.87%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-22.22%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
27
Increased
41
Reduced
52
Closed
21
Calls
$747K
Puts
$573K
Net Calls
+$174K
Net Calls Change
+$73K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FA
26
FCG Advisors
New Jersey
$3.95M
FWM
27
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$3.61M +$217K +4,575 +6%
Commonwealth Equity Services
28
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.53M -$121K -2,557 -3%
NAMP
29
NorthStar Asset Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$3.44M +$157K +3,300 +5%
Ameriprise
30
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.29M -$111K -2,348 -3%
Baird Financial Group
31
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$3.28M -$87.1K -1,835 -3%
LTFS
32
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3.22M +$40.3K +850 +1%
FFC
33
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$3.14M +$3.14M +66,210 New
ACS
34
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$3.06M -$586K -12,351 -16%
BF
35
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$2.88M -$377K -7,940 -12%
BCMIO
36
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$2.71M +$1.03M +21,633 +61%
BFG
37
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$2.58M +$392K +8,252 +18%
UFA
38
US Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.55M
Vanguard Group
39
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.33M +$303K +6,393 +15%
Fifth Third Bancorp
40
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$2.25M +$721K +15,197 +47%
HighTower Advisors
41
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.1M -$34.1K -719 -2%
BC
42
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$1.96M
MAS
43
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$1.92M -$58.1K -1,225 -3%
KTC
44
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$1.89M +$19.7K +416 +1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
45
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.73M +$3.42K +72 +0.2%
PAG
46
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$1.66M +$1.29M +27,146 +344%
ICOA
47
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$1.65M -$107K -2,250 -6%
KF
48
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$1.56M +$1.45M +30,642 +1,390%
BEAM
49
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$1.5M -$2.94K -62 -0.2%
V
50
Veritable
Delaware
$1.48M

VFH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

145 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $2.09B — down 7% from $2.24B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new VFH positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 41 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $21.8M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $202M.

  • 145 institutional investors held Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) as of Q2 2016, up from 140 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.09B of Vanguard Financials ETF stock for Q2 2016, down 7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Vanguard Financials ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Financials ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $21.8M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Financials ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $202M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.