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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
WT
101
Whittier Trust
California
$107K -$12.3K -250 -10%
Bank of Montreal
102
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$105K +$27.1K +551 +32%
UFA
103
US Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$103K +$13K +265 +14%
KF
104
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$102K +$108K +2,205 New
HNB
105
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$90K
NFG
106
Next Financial Group
Texas
$86K +$57.5K +1,170 +167%
RFA
107
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$66K
SSB
108
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$66K
DADC
109
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$52K +$7.72K +157 +16%
CFA
110
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$46.5K
WIC
111
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$37K
SF
112
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$35K +$197 +4 +0.5%
ACM
113
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$34K +$36.1K +734 New
BCA
114
Bray Capital Advisors
Florida
$31K +$33.4K +680 New
W
115
Wealthfront
California
$29K +$30.3K +616 New
EWM
116
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$21K
IA
117
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$21K +$22.6K +460 New
DOA
118
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$20K
WA
119
WFG Advisors
Texas
$19K -$30.3K -617 -60%
GWM
120
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$19K +$9.83K +200 +100%
EWM
121
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$17K
JIC
122
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$17K +$18.2K +370 New
MPWT
123
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$16.3K
RWM
124
Rezny Wealth Management
Florida
$15K +$16.3K +332 New
BFEC
125
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$11K

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.