Vanguard Financials ETF
81 hedge funds and large institutions have $589M invested in Vanguard Financials ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
57,200% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.15M | Put options by funds: $2K
78% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 9
43% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 21
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $528M → $589M (+$60.9M)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 74 → 81 (+7)
0.45% more ownership
Funds ownership: 38.69% → 39.14% (+0.45%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$37.8M |
| 2 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$6.81M |
| 3 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$4.02M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.54M |
| 5 |
Mariner
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$2.12M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$4.12M |
| 2 |
DBT
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Dubuque,
Iowa
|
-$4.03M |
| 3 |
NA
Nottingham Advisors
Amherst,
New York
|
-$4.01M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$2.5M |
| 5 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.93M |
VFH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
81 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $589M — up 12% from $528M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new VFH positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $37.8M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $4.12M.
- 81 institutional investors held Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) as of Q3 2013, up from 74 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $589M of Vanguard Financials ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new Vanguard Financials ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 9 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Financials ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Bank of America, an estimated $37.8M added.
- The largest Vanguard Financials ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Citigroup, an estimated $4.12M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.