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Vanguard Financials ETF

140 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.86B invested in Vanguard Financials ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

130% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 27

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 16

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.53B → $1.86B (+$331M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 132140 (+8)

3.87% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.49%54.35% (+3.9%)

29% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 75 (-2)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1K | Put options by funds: $704K

Holders
140
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+6.06%
% of All Funds
3.67%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-28.57%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
24
Increased
62
Reduced
27
Closed
16
Calls
$1K
Puts
$704K
Net Calls
-$703K
Net Calls Change
-$1.34M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.34B +$229M +4,677,570 +20%
M&T Bank
2
M&T Bank
New York
$79.2M -$8.31M -169,854 -9%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$73.3M +$16.1M +329,437 +28%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$65.2M +$5.42M +110,694 +9%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
5
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$28.4M +$3.64M +74,367 +15%
Goldman Sachs
6
Goldman Sachs
New York
$22.6M +$12.2M +250,165 +116%
RW
7
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$17.4M -$706K -14,437 -4%
PNC Financial Services Group
8
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$16M -$863K -17,643 -5%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$13.4M +$2.08M +42,537 +18%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$13.3M +$6.99M +142,913 +105%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$12.2M +$4.37M +89,404 +55%
TCOO
12
Trust Company of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
$12M -$127K -2,597 -1%
AIC
13
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$11.6M +$1.47M +30,000 +14%
JIC
14
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$8.59M +$6.87M +140,452 +381%
FMLI
15
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$7.34M +$734K +15,000 +11%
BHB
16
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$6.78M
QA
17
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$6.7M +$2.03M +41,563 +43%
Ameriprise
18
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$5.29M +$2.39M +48,793 +80%
DBT
19
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$5.19M -$584K -11,941 -10%
SG Americas Securities
20
SG Americas Securities
New York
$4.83M -$48.9K -1,000 -1%
DY
21
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$4.8M +$423K +8,654 +10%
Susquehanna International Group
22
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$4.36M +$4.41M +90,039 New
MIH
23
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$4.36M -$5.06M -103,363 -53%
SCM
24
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$4.35M -$46.5K -950 -1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
25
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$4.02M +$699K +14,290 +21%

VFH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

140 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.86B — up 22% from $1.53B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new VFH positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 62 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $229M. The largest seller was Nan Shan Life Insurance, exiting entirely with an estimated $19.7M sold.

  • 140 institutional investors held Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) as of Q4 2015, up from 132 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.86B of Vanguard Financials ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Vanguard Financials ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Financials ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $229M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Financials ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Nan Shan Life Insurance, an estimated $19.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.