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Vanguard Financials ETF

357 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.49B invested in Vanguard Financials ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 145 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

402% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.99M | Put options by funds: $1.39M

63% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 145 | Existing positions reduced: 89

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 35

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 357357 (0)

7.97% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.88%56.91% (-8%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.89B → $4.49B (-$400M)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2320 (-3)

Holders
357
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
8.17%
Holding in Top 10
20
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-13.04%
% of All Funds
0.46%
New
37
Increased
145
Reduced
89
Closed
35
Calls
$6.99M
Puts
$1.39M
Net Calls
+$5.6M
Net Calls Change
+$4.51M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fifth Third Bancorp
26
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$13.4M -$5.45K -78 -0%
Mariner
27
Mariner
Kansas
$12.9M +$2.97M +42,565 +29%
Envestnet Asset Management
28
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$12.2M -$12.3M -175,624 -49%
WA
29
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$11.9M -$94.6K -1,355 -0.8%
Janney Montgomery Scott
30
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$11.5M +$921K +13,186 +8%
JP Morgan Chase
31
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$11.4M +$1.79M +25,600 +18%
JIC
32
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$11.1M -$938K -13,437 -8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
33
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$11.1M -$152K -2,172 -1%
CM
34
Columbus Macro
Pennsylvania
$10.7M -$383K -5,481 -3%
AIC
35
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$10.5M +$365K +5,230 +4%
LTFS
36
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$10.5M
QA
37
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$10.4M +$23K +329 +0.2%
SF
38
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$10.3M +$713K +10,214 +7%
HighTower Advisors
39
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$10.3M +$5.6M +80,145 +110%
MIH
40
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$9.9M -$20.8M -298,135 -67%
BFG
41
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$8.55M +$832K +11,912 +10%
EWG
42
Executive Wealth Group
Washington
$7.92M +$419K +6,002 +5%
DY
43
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$7.7M +$67K +960 +0.8%
SG Americas Securities
44
SG Americas Securities
New York
$7.25M +$4.01M +57,488 +115%
CWM
45
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$7.08M +$33.1M +473,486 +6,742%
MML Investors Services
46
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$6.91M +$1.67M +23,886 +30%
DC
47
Derby & Company
Massachusetts
$6.45M +$2.84M +40,638 +74%
AA
48
Apriem Advisors
California
$6.42M +$294K +4,204 +5%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
49
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$6.22M -$92.3K -1,322 -1%
SCM
50
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$6.21M -$18K -258 -0.3%

VFH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

357 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $4.49B — down 8.2% from $4.89B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new VFH positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 145 added to existing stakes and 89 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $127M. The largest seller was First Command Advisory Services, exiting entirely with an estimated $147M sold.

  • 357 institutional investors held Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) as of Q2 2018, unchanged from Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $4.49B of Vanguard Financials ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new Vanguard Financials ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 35 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Financials ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $127M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Financials ETF seller in Q2 2018 was First Command Advisory Services, an estimated $147M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.