Vanguard Information Technology ETF
VGT
283 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.23B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 85 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
57% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.43M | Put options by funds: $4.09M
21% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 23 (+4)
13.79% more ownership
Funds ownership: 476.69% → 490.48% (+14%)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.83B → $5.23B (+$395M)
6% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 33
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 290 → 283 (-7)
25% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 114
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$268M |
| 2 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$29.7M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$25.6M |
| 4 |
MIH
Madison Investment Holdings
Madison,
Wisconsin
|
+$14.9M |
| 5 |
RBA
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
|
+$14.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Janney Montgomery Scott
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$40.4M |
| 2 |
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$20.7M |
| 3 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$18.8M |
| 4 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$17.8M |
| 5 |
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Petach Tikva,
Israel
|
-$12.9M |
VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
283 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $5.23B — up 8.2% from $4.83B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of VGT and 31 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 114 trimmed existing stakes and 85 added.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $268M. The largest seller was Janney Montgomery Scott, cutting an estimated $40.4M.
- 283 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q1 2016, down from 290 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $5.23B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 31 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 33 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $268M added.
- The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Janney Montgomery Scott, an estimated $40.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.