We are live on ! Find out more
VFH icon

Vanguard Financials ETF

105 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.12B invested in Vanguard Financials ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

385% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.08M | Put options by funds: $223K

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 7

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 32

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.03B → $1.12B (+$95.3M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 101105 (+4)

1.46% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.43%50.89% (+1.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 55 (0)

Holders
105
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+3.96%
% of All Funds
3.05%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
11
Increased
37
Reduced
32
Closed
7
Calls
$1.08M
Puts
$223K
Net Calls
+$859K
Net Calls Change
-$301K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$475M -$55.6M -1,191,581 -10%
MAA
2
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$238M +$106M +2,270,416 +79%
1832 Asset Management
3
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$107M +$15.2M +325,190 +16%
BCMIO
4
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$48.9M +$9.64M +206,864 +24%
U
5
UBS
Switzerland
$44.1M +$2.56M +54,940 +6%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$25.2M +$1.1M +23,643 +5%
RW
7
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$18.1M -$231K -4,947 -1%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
8
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$15.7M +$64.3K +1,379 +0.4%
PNC Financial Services Group
9
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$14.2M +$7.93M +170,073 +125%
TCOO
10
Trust Company of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
$11.8M -$648K -13,909 -5%
FMLI
11
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$11.6M +$11.6M +249,000 New
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$10.7M -$1.54M -33,121 -13%
WA
13
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$9.94M +$401K +8,597 +4%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.69M +$903K +19,359 +13%
NSLI
15
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$6.73M
QA
16
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$5.97M +$6M +128,666 New
DHFB
17
Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown
Virginia
$4.41M -$80.2K -1,720 -2%
DY
18
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$4.34M -$77.5K -1,663 -2%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$4.29M -$588K -12,623 -12%
Susquehanna International Group
20
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.72M +$2.12M +45,436 +131%
NAMP
21
NorthStar Asset Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$3.39M +$131K +2,815 +4%
B
22
Baird
Wisconsin
$3.32M -$27.9K -598 -0.8%
RJA
23
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.94M -$343K -7,357 -10%
MIS
24
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$2.72M +$200K +4,282 +8%
ACS
25
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$2.71M +$179K +3,829 +7%

VFH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

105 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $1.12B — up 9.3% from $1.03B 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 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Managed Account Advisors, adding an estimated $106M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $55.6M.

  • 105 institutional investors held Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) as of Q3 2014, up from 101 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.12B of Vanguard Financials ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 9.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Vanguard Financials ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Financials ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Managed Account Advisors, an estimated $106M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Financials ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $55.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.