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Vanguard Information Technology ETF
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1,195 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.3B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 143 funds opening new positions, 374 increasing their positions, 426 reducing their positions, and 54 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

244% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $248M | Put options by funds: $72.1M

165% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 143 | Existing positions closed: 54

24% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 71 → 88 (+17)

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.7B → $19.3B (+$2.64B)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,143 → 1,195 (+52)

1.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 329.67% → 328.63% (-1%)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 374 | Existing positions reduced: 426

Holders
1,195
Holders Change
+52
Holders Change %
+4.55%
% of All Funds
19.04%
Holding in Top 10
88
Holding in Top 10 Change
+17
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+23.94%
% of All Funds
1.4%
New
143
Increased
374
Reduced
426
Closed
54
Calls
$248M
Puts
$72.1M
Net Calls
+$176M
Net Calls Change
+$97.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Cerity Partners
Cerity Partners
New York
+$76.8M
2
NAM
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
+$72.4M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$71.2M
4
PIM
Parker Investment Management
California
+$66.3M
5
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
+$47.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$243M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$111M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$91.9M
4
Fisher Asset Management
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
-$69.3M
5
SW
SteelPeak Wealth
California
-$57.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NAM
26
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
$78.9M +$72.4M +1,637,816 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
27
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$76.3M +$2.27M +51,456 +3%
FNFDCM
28
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management
District of Columbia
$75.8M -$717K -16,216 -1%
AAG
29
Armstrong Advisory Group
Massachusetts
$75.4M -$405K -9,168 -0.6%
PCH
30
PGIM Custom Harvest
New Jersey
$75.4M +$1.58M +35,640 +2%
PIM
31
Parker Investment Management
California
$72.3M +$66.3M +1,500,088 New
BCMIO
32
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$55.5M +$47.8M +1,081,328 +1,534%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
33
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$55.1M -$17.3M -390,216 -25%
Truist Financial
34
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$54.9M +$8.73M +197,568 +21%
CAN
35
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$50.7M +$7.49M +169,480 +19%
AP
36
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$48.7M +$44.8M +1,012,928 New
Northern Trust
37
Northern Trust
Illinois
$48.3M -$953K -21,560 -2%
AM
38
AGF Management
Ontario, Canada
$47.6M -$801K -18,112 -2%
MAM
39
Madison Asset Management
Wisconsin
$45.6M -$29.4M -664,632 -41%
B
40
Bailard
California
$45.2M +$158K +3,584 +0.4%
NAMP
41
NorthStar Asset Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$42.1M -$1.43M -32,368 -4%
Brown Advisory
42
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$41.3M -$1.33M -30,152 -3%
KIA
43
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$41M +$2.33M +52,728 +7%
WA
44
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$40.6M +$37.2M +842,480 New
Creative Planning
45
Creative Planning
Kansas
$38.5M -$439K -9,920 -1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
46
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$37.5M -$2.17M -49,176 -6%
AWM
47
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$37.4M +$4.42M +100,040 +15%
SWM
48
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$36.3M +$4.64M +105,072 +16%
Goldman Sachs
49
Goldman Sachs
New York
$36M +$997K +22,544 +3%
KWM
50
Keebeck Wealth Management
Illinois
$35.6M -$13.1K -296 -0%
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VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

1,195 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $19.3B — up 16% from $16.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 143 funds opened new VGT positions and 54 closed out — a net gain of 89 holders — while 374 added to existing stakes and 426 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cerity Partners, adding an estimated $76.8M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $243M.

  • 1,195 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q1 2023, up from 1,143 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $19.3B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q1 2023, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 143 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q1 2023 and 54 closed out, a net change of +89 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q1 2023 was Cerity Partners, an estimated $76.8M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q1 2023 was Bank of America, an estimated $243M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.