Vanguard Financials ETF
101 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.03B invested in Vanguard Financials ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
385% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.46M | Put options by funds: $301K
57% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 7
28% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 29
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $892M → $1.03B (+$135M)
4.56% more ownership
Funds ownership: 44.86% → 49.43% (+4.6%)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 98 → 101 (+3)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$68.3M |
| 2 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$62.2M |
| 3 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
+$8.86M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$4.53M |
| 5 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$3.81M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$19.8M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$8.34M |
| 3 |
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnetonka,
Minnesota
|
-$6.15M |
| 4 |
MPM
Meritage Portfolio Management
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$3.25M |
| 5 |
Mariner
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$2.78M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VIA
101
Vantage Investment Advisors
State College,
Pennsylvania
| $5K | – | – | – |
|
|
QA
102
Quantitative Advantage
Minnetonka,
Minnesota
| – | -$6.15M | -135,089 | Closed |
|
|
103
Mariner
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$2.78M | -61,047 | Closed |
|
104
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$572K | -12,561 | Closed |
|
105
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$380K | -8,349 | Closed |
|
|
BIM
106
BlackRock Investment Management
Wilmington,
Delaware
| – | -$281K | -6,168 | Closed |
|
|
MHS
107
M Holdings Securities
Portland,
Oregon
| – | -$276K | -6,060 | Closed |
|
|
S
108
SignatureFD
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$16K | -345 | Closed |
|
VFH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
101 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $1.03B — up 15% from $892M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new VFH positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 37 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $68.3M. The largest seller was 1832 Asset Management, cutting an estimated $19.8M.
- 101 institutional investors held Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) as of Q2 2014, up from 98 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $1.03B of Vanguard Financials ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new Vanguard Financials ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Financials ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $68.3M added.
- The largest Vanguard Financials ETF seller in Q2 2014 was 1832 Asset Management, an estimated $19.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.