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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
FSA
401
Financial Sense Advisors
California
-$365K -21,544 Closed
PBT
402
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
-$342K -20,200 Closed
IAA
403
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
-$298K -17,728 Closed
WI
404
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
-$288K -17,000 Closed
SBSB
405
Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blaney
Virginia
-$239K -14,072 Closed
Fisher Asset Management
406
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
-$234K -13,792 Closed
GIM
407
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
-$221K -13,048 Closed
SBIA
408
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
-$203K -12,000 Closed
AA
409
Apriem Advisors
California
-$176K -10,392 Closed
BlackRock
410
BlackRock
New York
-$47K -2,752 Closed
SIC
411
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
-$41K -2,400 Closed
BKA
412
Brick & Kyle Associates
Pennsylvania
-$37K -2,160 Closed
CPIG
413
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
-$30K -1,752 Closed
CAG
414
Crestwood Advisors Group
Massachusetts
-$17K -968 Closed
GI
415
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
-$13K -768 Closed
WC
416
Whitnell & Co
Illinois
-$11K -664 Closed
WP
417
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
-$9.43K -560 Closed
FHA
418
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
-$3K -216 Closed
AssetMark Inc
419
AssetMark Inc
California
-$1K -72 Closed

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.