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Vanguard Financials ETF

275 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.6B invested in Vanguard Financials ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 114 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

119% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 16

70% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 114 | Existing positions reduced: 67

46% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.62M | Put options by funds: $4.54M

43% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.52B → $3.6B (+$1.08B)

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1416 (+2)

12.66% more ownership

Funds ownership: 42.79%55.45% (+13%)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 260275 (+15)

Holders
275
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+5.77%
% of All Funds
6.86%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
0.4%
New
35
Increased
114
Reduced
67
Closed
16
Calls
$6.62M
Puts
$4.54M
Net Calls
+$2.08M
Net Calls Change
-$4.76M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.63B +$766M +12,149,193 +95%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$334M -$10.8M -171,741 -3%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$212M +$11.5M +182,362 +6%
BCMIO
4
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$182M +$4.23M +67,020 +2%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$169M +$5.09M +80,674 +3%
Ameriprise
6
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$137M +$84.5M +1,340,475 +179%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$83.1M +$3.45M +54,641 +4%
M&T Bank
8
M&T Bank
New York
$71.4M -$2M -31,774 -3%
APP
9
Avantax Planning Partners
Iowa
$52.8M +$3.14M +49,761 +7%
PNC Financial Services Group
10
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$40.5M -$6.84M -108,377 -15%
SEIA
11
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
$36.3M -$461K -7,308 -1%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$33M +$1.69M +26,806 +6%
Citigroup
13
Citigroup
New York
$27.5M +$1.47M +23,377 +6%
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$25.5M -$235K -3,727 -0.9%
SAC
15
Smith Affiliated Capital
New York
$21.2M
RW
16
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$20.1M -$54.1K -857 -0.3%
DOA
17
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$18M +$3.15M +49,873 +22%
MIH
18
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$15.7M +$4.27M +67,751 +39%
RJA
19
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$15M +$2.12M +33,686 +17%
TCOO
20
Trust Company of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
$14.7M -$43.3K -687 -0.3%
FAAS
21
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$14.7M +$593K +9,396 +4%
QIM
22
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$12.7M -$5.08M -80,500 -29%
Envestnet Asset Management
23
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$12.4M +$4.8M +76,067 +67%
Fifth Third Bancorp
24
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$12.4M -$530K -8,396 -4%
WA
25
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$12.4M -$292K -4,623 -2%

VFH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

275 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $3.6B — up 43% from $2.52B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new VFH positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 114 added to existing stakes and 67 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $766M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $10.8M.

  • 275 institutional investors held Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) as of Q3 2017, up from 260 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $3.6B of Vanguard Financials ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 43% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new Vanguard Financials ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Financials ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $766M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Financials ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $10.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.