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Vanguard Information Technology ETF

586 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.05B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 119 funds opening new positions, 168 increasing their positions, 202 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,216% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.16M | Put options by funds: $468K

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 119 | Existing positions closed: 73

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 547586 (+39)

7% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4138 (-3)

8.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 428.21%420.17% (-8%)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 168 | Existing positions reduced: 202

24% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.9B → $9.05B (-$2.85B)

Holders
586
Holders Change
+39
Holders Change %
+7.13%
% of All Funds
13.05%
Holding in Top 10
38
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-7.32%
% of All Funds
0.85%
New
119
Increased
168
Reduced
202
Closed
73
Calls
$6.16M
Puts
$468K
Net Calls
+$5.69M
Net Calls Change
+$3.17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PCM
251
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$841K -$6.71K -296 -0.7%
QCG
252
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$834K
CPO
253
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$832K +$904K +39,896 New
LWAC
254
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$828K +$220K +9,704 +32%
TA
255
Tiedemann Advisors
New York
$814K +$2.17K +96 +0.2%
PSUF
256
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$803K +$443K +19,544 +103%
DI
257
DAGCO Inc
Ohio
$799K +$868K +38,320 New
Lazard Asset Management
258
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$796K +$906 +40 +0.1%
WJA
259
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$792K +$48.2K +2,128 +6%
UCFA
260
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$786K -$1.37M -60,656 -62%
KCM
261
Karp Capital Management
California
$785K -$137K -6,024 -14%
SGCA
262
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$777K +$845K +37,272 New
VWM
263
Valley Wealth Managers
New Jersey
$759K +$825K +36,416 New
AAS
264
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$755K +$819K +36,136 New
WPW
265
Waldron Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
$726K +$190K +8,400 +32%
MFG
266
Magnus Financial Group
New York
$722K +$784K +34,608 New
GWM
267
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$715K -$58.7K -2,592 -7%
CFA
268
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$715K -$45.3K -2,000 -6%
BOTW
269
Bank of the West
California
$706K -$21.9K -968 -3%
VAM
270
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$704K -$3.75M -165,392 -83%
WP
271
WMS Partners
Maryland
$699K +$464K +20,456 +156%
FCI
272
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
$698K -$40.8K -1,800 -5%
SCP
273
Syntal Capital Partners
Texas
$697K -$1.05M -46,216 -58%
PD
274
Planning Directions
Pennsylvania
$696K -$1.04M -45,712 -58%
TC
275
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$689K +$670K +29,552 New

VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

586 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $9.05B — down 24% from $11.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 119 funds opened new VGT positions and 73 closed out — a net gain of 46 holders — while 168 added to existing stakes and 202 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $60.9M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $338M.

  • 586 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q4 2018, up from 547 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $9.05B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 119 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 73 closed out, a net change of +46 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $60.9M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $338M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.