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Vanguard Information Technology ETF

283 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.23B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 85 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.43M | Put options by funds: $4.09M

21% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1923 (+4)

13.79% more ownership

Funds ownership: 476.69%490.48% (+14%)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.83B → $5.23B (+$395M)

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 33

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 290283 (-7)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 114

Holders
283
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-2.41%
% of All Funds
7.54%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+21.05%
% of All Funds
0.61%
New
31
Increased
85
Reduced
114
Closed
33
Calls
$6.43M
Puts
$4.09M
Net Calls
+$2.34M
Net Calls Change
+$2.14M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NYLIM
51
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$5.93M -$3.45M -270,496 -38%
LFA
52
Landmark Financial Advisors
Kentucky
$5.91M -$630K -49,440 -10%
TSWM
53
Triangle Securities Wealth Management
North Carolina
$5.73M +$5.34M +418,752 New
BF
54
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$5.72M +$2.89M +226,680 +119%
MCM
55
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$5.66M -$79.4K -6,224 -1%
DY
56
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$5.64M +$1.96M +153,400 +59%
AL
57
Aspiriant LLC
California
$5.46M +$5.08M +398,752 New
DBT
58
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$4.94M +$552K +43,320 +14%
FT
59
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$4.93M +$1.11M +86,800 +32%
CCG
60
Chatham Capital Group
Georgia
$4.83M +$575K +45,136 +15%
CAN
61
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$4.79M +$11.6K +912 +0.3%
BPC
62
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$4.64M
QA
63
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$4.5M -$2.08M -162,840 -33%
MFS
64
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$4.49M -$575K -45,088 -12%
MAS
65
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$4.39M +$137K +10,712 +3%
CL
66
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$4.33M +$4.03M +315,872 New
Chevy Chase Trust
67
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$4.21M -$920K -72,176 -19%
CCM
68
Covington Capital Management
California
$4.14M
AIM
69
AMI Investment Management
Indiana
$4M -$7.14K -560 -0.2%
Vanguard Group
70
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$3.88M -$52.9K -4,152 -1%
Citigroup
71
Citigroup
New York
$3.69M -$239K -18,728 -6%
ONB
72
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$3.64M -$427K -33,528 -11%
JIC
73
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$3.47M -$32.1K -2,520 -1%
FNT
74
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$3.28M -$381K -29,888 -11%
BPCE
75
Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe)
Germany
$3.21M +$2.44M +191,760 +447%

VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

283 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $5.23B — up 8.2% from $4.83B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of VGT and 31 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 114 trimmed existing stakes and 85 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $268M. The largest seller was Janney Montgomery Scott, cutting an estimated $40.4M.

  • 283 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q1 2016, down from 290 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $5.23B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 33 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $268M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Janney Montgomery Scott, an estimated $40.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.