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Vanguard Financials ETF

357 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.49B invested in Vanguard Financials ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 145 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

402% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.99M | Put options by funds: $1.39M

63% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 145 | Existing positions reduced: 89

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 35

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 357357 (0)

7.97% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.88%56.91% (-8%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.89B → $4.49B (-$400M)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2320 (-3)

Holders
357
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
8.17%
Holding in Top 10
20
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-13.04%
% of All Funds
0.46%
New
37
Increased
145
Reduced
89
Closed
35
Calls
$6.99M
Puts
$1.39M
Net Calls
+$5.6M
Net Calls Change
+$4.51M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.12B +$127M +1,816,391 +6%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$312M -$6.83M -97,752 -2%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$228M -$874K -12,524 -0.4%
CM
4
Churchill Management
California
$213M +$14M +200,199 +7%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$198M +$11M +157,602 +6%
BCMIO
6
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$193M -$2.58M -36,975 -1%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$107M +$13.6M +195,157 +14%
Ameriprise
8
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$76M -$102M -1,455,567 -56%
M&T Bank
9
M&T Bank
New York
$69.2M -$2.3M -32,909 -3%
APP
10
Avantax Planning Partners
Iowa
$50.9M +$2.32M +33,233 +5%
SEIA
11
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
$39.4M +$476K +6,813 +1%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$37.7M +$1.02M +14,582 +3%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$36.2M +$1.03M +14,761 +3%
PNC Financial Services Group
14
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$35.2M -$10.6M -151,690 -23%
GI
15
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$30.3M +$31.4M +449,913 New
Citigroup
16
Citigroup
New York
$28.9M +$1.86M +26,630 +7%
RJFSA
17
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$26.6M +$10.4M +148,868 +61%
DOA
18
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$26.3M +$3.44M +49,221 +14%
RJA
19
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$20.6M +$1.06M +15,156 +5%
NSLI
20
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$19.8M -$2.65M -38,000 -11%
RW
21
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$19.2M -$255K -3,653 -1%
NFC
22
Northeast Financial Consultants
Connecticut
$16.5M +$5.48M +78,513 +47%
FAAS
23
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$14.5M -$1.29M -18,446 -8%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
24
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$14.1M +$682K +9,775 +5%
TCOO
25
Trust Company of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
$13.8M -$783K -11,211 -5%

VFH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

357 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $4.49B — down 8.2% from $4.89B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new VFH positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 145 added to existing stakes and 89 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $127M. The largest seller was First Command Advisory Services, exiting entirely with an estimated $147M sold.

  • 357 institutional investors held Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) as of Q2 2018, unchanged from Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $4.49B of Vanguard Financials ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new Vanguard Financials ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 35 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Financials ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $127M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Financials ETF seller in Q2 2018 was First Command Advisory Services, an estimated $147M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.