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Vanguard Information Technology ETF
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1,393 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.4B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 221 funds opening new positions, 439 increasing their positions, 445 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

295% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 221 | Existing positions closed: 56

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19B → $23.4B (+$4.33B)

12% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 91 → 102 (+11)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,247 → 1,393 (+146)

9.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 305.59% → 315.43% (+9.8%)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 439 | Existing positions reduced: 445

38% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $181M | Put options by funds: $292M

Holders
1,393
Holders Change
+146
Holders Change %
+11.71%
% of All Funds
20.31%
Holding in Top 10
102
Holding in Top 10 Change
+11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.09%
% of All Funds
1.49%
New
221
Increased
439
Reduced
445
Closed
56
Calls
$181M
Puts
$292M
Net Calls
-$112M
Net Calls Change
-$139M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$898M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$125M
3
VMPIC
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
+$114M
4
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
+$57.3M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$52.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
-$157M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$60.5M
3
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$54.3M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$51.7M
5
PIM
Parker Investment Management
California
-$47.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NAM
26
Nissay Asset Management
Japan
$99.1M – – –
AAG
27
Armstrong Advisory Group
Massachusetts
$98.7M +$850K +15,256 +0.9%
M&T Bank
28
M&T Bank
New York
$91.9M -$2.56M -45,944 -3%
FNFDCM
29
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management
District of Columbia
$91.4M -$1.2M -21,512 -1%
AAS
30
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$91.3M +$35.5M +637,752 +73%
Truist Financial
31
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$74.5M +$11.9M +214,352 +21%
CAN
32
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$73.7M -$6.31M -113,288 -9%
SWM
33
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$71.8M +$6.76M +121,320 +12%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
34
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$62.2M -$2.19M -39,248 -4%
Creative Planning
35
Creative Planning
Kansas
$62M +$205K +3,680 +0.4%
AM
36
AGF Management
Ontario, Canada
$61.4M -$623K -11,176 -1%
AWM
37
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$61.3M +$10.9M +196,384 +25%
FI
38
FJ Investments
Utah
$60.8M +$56M +1,004,656 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
39
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$59.3M +$2.19M +39,224 +4%
Northern Trust
40
Northern Trust
Illinois
$59.3M -$2.63M -47,200 -5%
Barclays
41
Barclays
United Kingdom
$58.4M +$52.7M +945,512 +4,756%
Brown Advisory
42
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$55.5M +$1.5M +26,880 +3%
B
43
Bailard
California
$55.3M -$813K -14,600 -2%
MAM
44
Madison Asset Management
Wisconsin
$54.1M -$305K -5,480 -0.6%
BCMIO
45
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$53.1M -$157M -2,810,696 -76%
NAMP
46
NorthStar Asset Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$52.2M -$343K -6,160 -0.7%
Goldman Sachs
47
Goldman Sachs
New York
$49.3M +$2.82M +50,688 +7%
WA
48
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$48.9M -$332K -5,952 -0.7%
YC
49
Yarbrough Capital
Tennessee
$43.9M – – –
GC
50
Gratus Capital
Georgia
$43.7M +$34.4M +617,512 +587%
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VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

1,393 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $23.4B — up 23% from $19B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 221 funds opened new VGT positions and 56 closed out — a net gain of 165 holders — while 439 added to existing stakes and 445 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $898M. The largest seller was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), cutting an estimated $157M.

  • 1,393 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q4 2023, up from 1,247 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $23.4B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q4 2023, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 221 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 56 closed out, a net change of +165 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $898M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q4 2023 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $157M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.