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Vanguard Financials ETF

532 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.21B invested in Vanguard Financials ETF in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 130 increasing their positions, 204 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

261% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.4M | Put options by funds: $1.77M

16% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 49

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.85B → $4.21B (+$359M)

3.35% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.9%53.24% (+3.3%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 530532 (+2)

6% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1716 (-1)

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 130 | Existing positions reduced: 204

Holders
532
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.38%
% of All Funds
8.35%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5.88%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
57
Increased
130
Reduced
204
Closed
49
Calls
$6.4M
Puts
$1.77M
Net Calls
+$4.63M
Net Calls Change
+$2.48M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.11B +$110M +1,406,841 +6%
VMPIC
2
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
$217M +$210M +2,671,721 New
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$212M -$29.3M -373,600 -13%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$144M -$908K -11,573 -0.6%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$119M -$7.81M -99,523 -6%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$99.1M -$13.3M -169,498 -12%
RJFSA
7
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$48.1M +$2.56M +32,579 +6%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$47.2M -$9.47M -120,608 -17%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$42.1M -$648K -8,256 -2%
MIS
10
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$40.9M +$278K +3,543 +0.7%
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$40.1M -$5.53M -70,424 -12%
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$35.6M -$3.12M -39,801 -8%
M&T Bank
13
M&T Bank
New York
$34.3M +$2.05M +26,143 +7%
Stifel Financial
14
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$31.4M +$1.29M +16,376 +4%
PCH
15
PGIM Custom Harvest
New Jersey
$28.2M +$757K +9,645 +3%
Osaic Holdings
16
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$27.4M -$3.17M -40,359 -11%
Envestnet Asset Management
17
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$26.6M -$79.7K -1,015 -0.3%
KIA
18
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$25.7M +$820K +10,452 +3%
HFRG
19
Houlihan Financial Resource Group
Virginia
$21.1M +$20.5M +260,991 +3,172%
PNC Financial Services Group
20
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$21M -$506K -6,441 -2%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
21
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$20.4M +$12.4M +158,264 +171%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
22
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$19.7M -$2.89M -36,795 -13%
SF
23
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$17.7M +$856K +10,911 +5%
TAS
24
TIFF Advisory Services
Pennsylvania
$17.3M
SFM
25
Soros Fund Management
New York
$16.1M +$2.39M +30,400 +18%

VFH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

532 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $4.21B — up 9.3% from $3.85B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new VFH positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 130 added to existing stakes and 204 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $210M. The largest seller was Bessemer Group, cutting an estimated $63.8M.

  • 532 institutional investors held Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) as of Q2 2023, up from 530 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $4.21B of Vanguard Financials ETF stock for Q2 2023, up 9.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new Vanguard Financials ETF positions in Q2 2023 and 49 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Financials ETF buyer in Q2 2023 was Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co, an estimated $210M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Financials ETF seller in Q2 2023 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $63.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.