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Vanguard Financials ETF

404 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.85B invested in Vanguard Financials ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 87 funds opening new positions, 127 increasing their positions, 119 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

156% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 87 | Existing positions closed: 34

41% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.23M | Put options by funds: $1.58M

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.16B → $4.85B (+$698M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 357404 (+47)

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1415 (+1)

3.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.84%60.94% (+3.1%)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 127 | Existing positions reduced: 119

Holders
404
Holders Change
+47
Holders Change %
+13.17%
% of All Funds
7.96%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.14%
% of All Funds
0.3%
New
87
Increased
127
Reduced
119
Closed
34
Calls
$2.23M
Puts
$1.58M
Net Calls
+$650K
Net Calls Change
-$2.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CS
26
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$12.1M +$1.24M +17,050 +12%
FDCDDQ
27
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$12M +$1.37M +18,768 +14%
PL
28
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
$12M -$569K -7,800 -5%
LTFS
29
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$11.8M -$486K -6,660 -4%
Fifth Third Bancorp
30
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$11.7M -$320K -4,378 -3%
PAG
31
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$11.2M +$5.02M +68,732 +88%
AIC
32
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$11M +$1.26M +17,270 +14%
AG
33
Advisor Group
Arizona
$10.6M +$858K +11,757 +9%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
34
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$10.5M +$3.22M +44,146 +47%
MML Investors Services
35
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$10.1M +$424K +5,809 +5%
HighTower Advisors
36
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$9.86M -$144K -1,974 -2%
DC
37
Derby & Company
Massachusetts
$9.31M +$316K +4,332 +4%
JIC
38
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$9.07M -$315K -4,317 -4%
QA
39
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$9.04M +$2.29M +31,396 +36%
Commonwealth Equity Services
40
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$9.04M +$449K +6,155 +5%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
41
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$9.02M +$8.63M +118,225 New
EWG
42
Executive Wealth Group
Washington
$8.96M +$50.3K +689 +0.6%
DY
43
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$8.81M -$284K -3,895 -3%
FWM
44
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$8.74M +$7.28M +99,729 +671%
CCMG
45
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$8.34M +$7.98M +109,341 New
Baird Financial Group
46
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$8.17M +$5.5M +75,372 +237%
I
47
INVST
Indiana
$7.72M +$7.39M +101,266 New
TC
48
Tatro Capital
Kentucky
$7.28M +$6.97M +95,495 New
NSLI
49
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$7.05M
KIA
50
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$7.04M +$31.9K +437 +0.5%

VFH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

404 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $4.85B — up 17% from $4.16B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 87 funds opened new VFH positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 53 holders — while 127 added to existing stakes and 119 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $171M. The largest seller was M&T Bank, exiting entirely with an estimated $51.4M sold.

  • 404 institutional investors held Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) as of Q4 2019, up from 357 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $4.85B of Vanguard Financials ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 87 funds opened new Vanguard Financials ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 34 closed out, a net change of +53 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Financials ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Ameriprise, an estimated $171M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Financials ETF seller in Q4 2019 was M&T Bank, an estimated $51.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.