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Vanguard Financials ETF

145 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.09B invested in Vanguard Financials ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

30% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $747K | Put options by funds: $573K

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 21

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 140145 (+5)

2.29% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.28%61.99% (-2.3%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.24B → $2.09B (-$157M)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 52

22% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 97 (-2)

Holders
145
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+3.57%
% of All Funds
3.87%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-22.22%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
27
Increased
41
Reduced
52
Closed
21
Calls
$747K
Puts
$573K
Net Calls
+$174K
Net Calls Change
+$73K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.27B -$202M -4,249,969 -14%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$291M -$16.1M -339,959 -5%
M&T Bank
3
M&T Bank
New York
$74M -$7.84M -165,112 -10%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$68.3M -$11.7M -245,910 -15%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$61.4M +$4.84M +101,998 +9%
Goldman Sachs
6
Goldman Sachs
New York
$43.5M +$21.8M +460,091 +101%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
7
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$29.4M -$2.42M -51,088 -8%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$19.6M +$7.82M +164,687 +66%
RW
9
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$16.5M -$143K -3,023 -0.9%
PNC Financial Services Group
10
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$11.7M -$111K -2,335 -0.9%
TCOO
11
Trust Company of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
$11.3M -$348K -7,339 -3%
WA
12
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$9.43M -$138K -2,911 -1%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$8.62M -$1.15M -24,299 -12%
AIC
14
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$8.59M +$2.4M +50,500 +38%
JIC
15
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$8.42M +$30.8K +648 +0.4%
DY
16
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$6.71M -$538K -11,340 -7%
BHB
17
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$6.63M
LPL Financial
18
LPL Financial
California
$6.47M -$6.47M -136,264 -50%
Citadel Advisors
19
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$6.1M +$1.75M +36,806 +40%
CS
20
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$5.68M +$5.69M +119,859 New
SG Americas Securities
21
SG Americas Securities
New York
$5.32M +$603K +12,703 +13%
SG
22
Societe Generale
$5.32M +$5.33M +112,403 New
SIA
23
Spruce Investment Advisors
Connecticut
$5.03M -$3.72M -78,341 -42%
SCM
24
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$4.52M +$11.9K +250 +0.3%
RJA
25
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.97M +$234K +4,930 +6%

VFH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

145 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $2.09B — down 7% from $2.24B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new VFH positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 41 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $21.8M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $202M.

  • 145 institutional investors held Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) as of Q2 2016, up from 140 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.09B of Vanguard Financials ETF stock for Q2 2016, down 7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Vanguard Financials ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Financials ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $21.8M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Financials ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $202M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.