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Vanguard Information Technology ETF

359 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.39B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 76 funds opening new positions, 121 increasing their positions, 96 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

433% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.59M | Put options by funds: $486K

322% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 76 | Existing positions closed: 18

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 121 | Existing positions reduced: 96

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 307359 (+52)

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3027 (-3)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.02B → $5.39B (-$636M)

72.87% less ownership

Funds ownership: 491.39%418.52% (-73%)

Holders
359
Holders Change
+52
Holders Change %
+16.94%
% of All Funds
8.97%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
0.68%
New
76
Increased
121
Reduced
96
Closed
18
Calls
$2.59M
Puts
$486K
Net Calls
+$2.1M
Net Calls Change
+$1.25M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CFA
226
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$335K +$5.06K +336 +2%
FSA
227
Financial Sense Advisors
California
$331K +$90.4K +6,000 +38%
VFA
228
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$328K +$64K +4,248 +25%
ECAM
229
East Coast Asset Management
Massachusetts
$310K
HCM
230
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$308K +$32.5K +2,160 +12%
PBT
231
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$307K +$304K +20,200 New
RFC
232
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$304K +$6.99K +464 +2%
IEFM
233
IQ EQ Fund Management
Ireland
$295K -$314K -20,848 -55%
WCM
234
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
$295K +$45.8K +3,040 +19%
FHC
235
Forest Hill Capital
Arkansas
$292K
AFP
236
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$292K +$70.4K +4,672 +32%
AI
237
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$290K -$54.6K -3,624 -16%
CB
238
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$290K +$287K +19,064 New
AWA
239
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$288K +$286K +18,960 New
PSUF
240
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$284K -$18.4K -1,224 -6%
OMC
241
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$284K -$121 -8 -0%
WI
242
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$282K -$964 -64 -0.3%
CWM
243
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$280K -$17.6K -1,168 -6%
AC
244
Addison Capital
Pennsylvania
$275K +$3.98K +264 +1%
MC
245
Montag & Caldwell
Georgia
$267K -$28.4K -1,888 -10%
CA
246
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$265K +$10.1K +672 +4%
GWM
247
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$264K +$4.22K +280 +2%
Fisher Asset Management
248
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$256K +$254K +16,888 New
HFM
249
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$255K +$723 +48 +0.3%
RJA
250
Robshaw & Julian Associates
New York
$252K +$3.62K +240 +1%

VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

359 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $5.39B — down 11% from $6.02B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 76 funds opened new VGT positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 58 holders — while 121 added to existing stakes and 96 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $88.6M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $759M.

  • 359 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q4 2016, up from 307 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $5.39B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 76 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 18 closed out, a net change of +58 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $88.6M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $759M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.