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Vanguard Information Technology ETF
VGT

199 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.76B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 87 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

373% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.2M | Put options by funds: $889K

162% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 13

89% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 87 | Existing positions reduced: 46

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 16 (+2)

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.44B → $2.76B (+$319M)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 178 → 199 (+21)

8.7% less ownership

Funds ownership: 447.46% → 438.76% (-8.7%)

Holders
199
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+11.8%
% of All Funds
5.75%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
0.46%
New
34
Increased
87
Reduced
46
Closed
13
Calls
$4.2M
Puts
$889K
Net Calls
+$3.31M
Net Calls Change
+$4.68M

Top Buyers

1
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$105M
2
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
+$34.3M
3
MIH
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
+$26M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$19.7M
5
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$15M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$71.3M
2
LMIM
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Maryland
-$12.5M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$4.01M
4
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$1.16M
5
AC
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
-$838K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SC
51
SouthState Corp
Florida
$5.07M -$169K -14,976 -3%
IFB
52
iAB Financial Bank
Indiana
$4.99M +$574K +51,000 +13%
ACS
53
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$4.92M +$4.84M +430,080 New
TRCT
54
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$4.68M +$4.6M +409,032 New
MCM
55
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$4.63M +$1.01M +90,160 +29%
Commonwealth Equity Services
56
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$4.54M +$777K +69,072 +21%
NEIRG
57
New England Investment & Retirement Group
Massachusetts
$3.8M -$56.4K -5,008 -1%
AC
58
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$3.74M -$838K -74,456 -19%
HighTower Advisors
59
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.67M -$1.16M -103,336 -24%
JMPWA
60
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$3.5M +$1.02M +90,368 +42%
FT
61
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$3.49M -$141K -12,512 -4%
TSWM
62
Triangle Securities Wealth Management
North Carolina
$2.97M +$165K +14,656 +5%
DY
63
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$2.85M -$4.95K -440 -0.2%
LTFS
64
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.8M -$153K -13,600 -5%
FWM
65
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$2.8M -$9.9K -880 -0.4%
AIG
66
American International Group
New York
$2.72M +$279K +24,792 +12%
CA
67
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$2.63M -$307K -27,280 -11%
BCM
68
BTR Capital Management
California
$2.57M +$413K +36,680 +20%
SCM
69
Southport Capital Management
Tennessee
$2.46M -$8.55K -760 -0.4%
FAAS
70
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$2.39M +$454K +40,368 +24%
CAN
71
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$2.33M +$417K +37,032 +22%
GC
72
Gruss & Co
Florida
$2.29M +$2.25M +200,000 New
JWM
73
Jacobus Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2.26M +$10.4K +920 +0.5%
SSWM
74
Smith Salley Wealth Management
North Carolina
$2.16M +$38.3K +3,400 +2%
Mariner
75
Mariner
Kansas
$1.92M -$210K -18,624 -10%
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VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

199 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $2.76B — up 13% from $2.44B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new VGT positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 87 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.

The largest buyer was 1832 Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $105M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $71.3M.

  • 199 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q1 2014, up from 178 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.76B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was 1832 Asset Management, an estimated $105M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $71.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.