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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
BFG
51
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$1.11M +$137K +2,790 +13%
CS
52
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.04M +$1.11M +22,558 New
Creative Planning
53
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.02M +$351K +7,133 +48%
Janney Montgomery Scott
54
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$960K +$64.1K +1,305 +7%
FAAS
55
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$950K -$124K -2,520 -11%
Comerica Bank
56
Comerica Bank
Texas
$915K +$971K +19,765 New
LNB
57
Ledyard National Bank
$913K -$6.88K -140 -0.7%
CB
58
Community Bank
New York
$892K -$9.83K -200 -1%
GC
59
Garde Capital
Washington
$827K -$642K -13,055 -42%
Citadel Advisors
60
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$825K +$876K +17,816 New
KTC
61
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$799K +$298K +6,059 +55%
Fifth Third Bancorp
62
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$760K +$168K +3,426 +26%
BRWA
63
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$661K +$138K +2,807 +25%
NFC
64
Northeast Financial Consultants
Connecticut
$628K +$590 +12 +0.1%
CCM
65
Condor Capital Management
New Jersey
$574K -$1.03K -21 -0.2%
FNB
66
First Niagara Bank
New York
$546K +$42.7K +869 +8%
Franklin Resources
67
Franklin Resources
California
$536K +$322K +6,544 +130%
AllianceBernstein
68
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$463K +$491K +10,000 New
Fisher Asset Management
69
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$462K +$490K +9,978 New
JP Morgan Chase
70
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$457K +$181K +3,685 +60%
11A
71
10-15 Associates
New York
$446K +$18.7K +380 +4%
BTS
72
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$443K +$137K +2,793 +41%
TSS
73
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$438K +$466K +9,472 New
Fidelity Investments
74
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$435K -$37.2K -756 -7%
Millennium Management
75
Millennium Management
New York
$402K +$427K +8,687 New

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.