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Vanguard Information Technology ETF
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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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

Holders
283
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-2.41%
% of All Funds
7.54%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+21.05%
% of All Funds
0.61%
New
31
Increased
85
Reduced
114
Closed
33
Calls
$6.43M
Puts
$4.09M
Net Calls
+$2.34M
Net Calls Change
+$2.14M

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$268M
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$29.7M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$25.6M
4
MIH
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
+$14.9M
5
RBA
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
+$14.4M

Top Sellers

1
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
-$40.4M
2
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
-$20.7M
3
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$18.8M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$17.8M
5
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
-$12.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SFSG
26
Stearns Financial Services Group
North Carolina
$17.1M -$816K -63,976 -5%
TCT
27
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$15.9M -$1.75M -137,120 -11%
RBA
28
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$15.5M +$14.4M +1,131,376 New
RJA
29
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$13.7M +$1.7M +133,464 +15%
Brown Advisory
30
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$13.7M -$468K -36,736 -4%
HighTower Advisors
31
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$11.5M -$18.8M -1,476,280 -64%
KSA
32
Ken Stern & Associates
California
$11.3M +$5.71M +448,160 +118%
KIM
33
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$10.8M -$4.2M -329,544 -29%
MCM
34
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$10.7M -$554K -43,480 -5%
TCOO
35
Trust Company of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
$10.3M -$221K -17,352 -2%
Goldman Sachs
36
Goldman Sachs
New York
$9.66M -$3.02M -237,048 -25%
RVPG
37
Relative Value Partners Group
$9.34M -$253K -19,864 -3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
38
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$9.22M -$72.4K -5,680 -0.8%
B
39
Bailard
California
$9.22M +$8.58M +673,296 New
BEAM
40
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$8.98M +$179K +14,040 +2%
LTFS
41
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$8.44M +$2.61M +204,736 +50%
Janney Montgomery Scott
42
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$8.19M -$40.4M -3,165,720 -84%
IFB
43
iAB Financial Bank
Indiana
$7.75M +$654K +51,280 +10%
ACS
44
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$7.18M +$359K +28,144 +6%
RIG
45
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$6.98M +$4.59K +360 +0.1%
JMPWA
46
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$6.81M +$1.02M +80,160 +19%
FWM
47
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$6.4M +$3M +235,520 +102%
MIFH
48
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$6.38M -$12.9M -1,014,400 -69%
RJFSA
49
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$6.04M +$687K +53,872 +14%
CCMH
50
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$5.93M -$3.91M -307,016 -41%
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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.