Vanguard Information Technology ETF
VGT
608 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.48B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 183 increasing their positions, 223 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.
265% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.3M | Put options by funds: $2.83M
57% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 51
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 586 → 608 (+22)
3% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 38 → 39 (+1)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.05B → $9.48B (+$433M)
18% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 183 | Existing positions reduced: 223
28.53% less ownership
Funds ownership: 420.17% → 391.64% (-29%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
+$156M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$91.8M |
| 3 |
MIH
Madison Investment Holdings
Madison,
Wisconsin
|
+$26.4M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$25.4M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$23.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$1.01B |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$261M |
| 3 |
RBA
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
|
-$212M |
| 4 |
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Petach Tikva,
Israel
|
-$37.9M |
| 5 |
Fisher Asset Management
Camas,
Washington
|
-$26.6M |
VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
608 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $9.48B — up 4.8% from $9.05B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 80 funds opened new VGT positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 183 added to existing stakes and 223 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), adding an estimated $156M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $1.01B.
- 608 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q1 2019, up from 586 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $9.48B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 80 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 51 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $156M added.
- The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.01B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.