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Vanguard Information Technology ETF

396 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.9B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 149 increasing their positions, 122 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

282% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.69M | Put options by funds: $1.75M

88% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 25

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 149 | Existing positions reduced: 122

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3033 (+3)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 383396 (+13)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.26B → $5.9B (-$360M)

54.69% less ownership

Funds ownership: 414.25%359.56% (-55%)

Holders
396
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+3.39%
% of All Funds
9.87%
Holding in Top 10
33
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
0.82%
New
47
Increased
149
Reduced
122
Closed
25
Calls
$6.69M
Puts
$1.75M
Net Calls
+$4.94M
Net Calls Change
+$2.88M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HL
301
HeadInvest LLC
Maine
$234K
CG
302
Caprock Group
Idaho
$232K +$232K +13,152 New
MC
303
Montag & Caldwell
Georgia
$231K -$78.6K -4,464 -25%
SF
304
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$227K +$86.8K +4,928 +62%
CIA
305
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$225K
FNB
306
Farmers National Bank
Kentucky
$222K +$223K +12,632 New
CCB
307
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$220K +$220K +12,496 New
FAB
308
First American Bank
Illinois
$218K
MHS
309
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$216K +$216K +12,272 New
Franklin Resources
310
Franklin Resources
California
$210K
NG
311
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
$210K +$210K +11,928 New
RBC
312
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
$209K +$209K +11,848 New
BC
313
Burney Company
Virginia
$207K -$3.66K -208 -2%
FAM
314
Foothills Asset Management
Arizona
$207K +$207K +11,760 New
AIA
315
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho
$202K +$202K +11,496 New
YWP
316
YorkBridge Wealth Partners
New York
$197K
WA
317
WFG Advisors
Texas
$196K +$66.9K +3,800 +52%
RWA
318
Ropes Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$194K
MLFP
319
MPS Loria Financial Planners
Illinois
$186K +$176K +10,000 New
SFSIG
320
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$180K +$180K +10,240 New
BP
321
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$151K
AIA
322
Armor Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$150K +$2.11K +120 +1%
MA
323
MUFG Americas
New York
$143K
KTC
324
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$124K +$282 +16 +0.2%
SG Americas Securities
325
SG Americas Securities
New York
$122K -$4.94M -280,632 -98%

VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

396 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $5.9B — down 5.8% from $6.26B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new VGT positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 149 added to existing stakes and 122 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $172M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $731M.

  • 396 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q2 2017, up from 383 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $5.9B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q2 2017, down 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 25 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Ameriprise, an estimated $172M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $731M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.