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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
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.06B +$747M +15,204,588 +197%
M&T Bank
2
M&T Bank
New York
$83.5M -$24.2M -493,432 -21%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$57.2M +$3.76M +76,593 +7%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$54.8M +$9.34M +190,058 +19%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
5
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$23.7M +$2.18M +44,305 +9%
NSLI
6
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$19.7M +$2.22M +45,088 +12%
RW
7
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$17.2M -$228K -4,649 -1%
PNC Financial Services Group
8
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$16.1M +$1.49M +30,381 +10%
TCOO
9
Trust Company of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
$11.6M +$24.5K +498 +0.2%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.8M +$712K +14,491 +7%
AIC
11
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$10M -$466K -9,480 -4%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$9.99M -$295K -6,004 -3%
WA
13
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$9.7M +$1.13M +23,029 +12%
MIH
14
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$8.95M -$3.46M -70,463 -27%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$7.55M -$945K -19,236 -11%
BHB
16
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$6.48M +$6.88M +140,000 New
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$6.46M +$774K +15,757 +13%
FMLI
18
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$6.32M -$246K -5,000 -4%
DBT
19
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$5.51M -$1.04M -21,228 -15%
SG Americas Securities
20
SG Americas Securities
New York
$4.66M +$34.4K +700 +0.7%
QA
21
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$4.47M +$4.75M +96,669 New
SCM
22
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$4.2M +$388K +7,900 +10%
DY
23
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$4.19M +$13.8K +280 +0.3%
Baird Financial Group
24
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$3.61M +$41.6K +846 +1%
FWM
25
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$3.47M +$100K +2,038 +3%

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.