Vanguard Information Technology ETF
VGT
586 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.05B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 119 funds opening new positions, 168 increasing their positions, 202 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.
1,216% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.16M | Put options by funds: $468K
63% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 119 | Existing positions closed: 73
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 547 → 586 (+39)
7% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 41 → 38 (-3)
8.04% less ownership
Funds ownership: 428.21% → 420.17% (-8%)
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 168 | Existing positions reduced: 202
24% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.9B → $9.05B (-$2.85B)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$60.9M |
| 2 |
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Petach Tikva,
Israel
|
+$27.1M |
| 3 |
CI
Clal Insurance
Tel-Aviv,
Israel
|
+$26.5M |
| 4 |
Fisher Asset Management
Camas,
Washington
|
+$26.3M |
| 5 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
+$23M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$338M |
| 2 |
CM
Churchill Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$303M |
| 3 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
-$210M |
| 4 |
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
St. Peters,
Missouri
|
-$144M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$81.7M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OWA
651
One Wealth Advisors
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$18K | -712 | Closed |
|
|
CAG
652
Csenge Advisory Group
Clearwater,
Florida
| – | -$15K | -680 | Closed |
|
|
WA
653
WP Advisors
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$11K | -432 | Closed |
|
|
SWP
654
Strategic Wealth Partners
Independence,
Ohio
| – | -$10K | -408 | Closed |
|
|
RCAG
655
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Lansing,
Michigan
| – | -$10.1K | -400 | Closed |
|
|
WP
656
WealthShield Partners
Cary,
North Carolina
| – | -$9K | -368 | Closed |
|
|
SWA
657
Sutton Wealth Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| – | -$5.06K | -200 | Closed |
|
|
ADL
658
Asset Dedication LLC
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$2K | -96 | Closed |
|
659
BlackRock
New York
| – | -$2K | -80 | Closed |
|
|
NSG
660
Nalls Sherbakoff Group
Knoxville,
Tennessee
| – | +$181 | +8 | New |
|
VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
586 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $9.05B — down 24% from $11.9B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 119 funds opened new VGT positions and 73 closed out — a net gain of 46 holders — while 168 added to existing stakes and 202 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $60.9M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $338M.
- 586 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q4 2018, up from 547 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $9.05B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
- 119 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 73 closed out, a net change of +46 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $60.9M added.
- The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $338M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.