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Vanguard Information Technology ETF

396 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.9B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 149 increasing their positions, 122 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

282% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.69M | Put options by funds: $1.75M

88% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 25

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 149 | Existing positions reduced: 122

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3033 (+3)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 383396 (+13)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.26B → $5.9B (-$360M)

54.69% less ownership

Funds ownership: 414.25%359.56% (-55%)

Holders
396
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+3.39%
% of All Funds
9.87%
Holding in Top 10
33
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
0.82%
New
47
Increased
149
Reduced
122
Closed
25
Calls
$6.69M
Puts
$1.75M
Net Calls
+$4.94M
Net Calls Change
+$2.88M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FWM
51
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$10.7M +$144K +8,184 +1%
CCMG
52
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$9.79M -$2.95M -167,680 -23%
SMA
53
Simply Money Advisors
Ohio
$9.74M +$9.75M +553,416 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
54
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$9.63M +$3.32M +188,464 +53%
PAG
55
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$9.41M +$684K +38,808 +8%
ACS
56
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$9.24M -$17.3K -984 -0.2%
Fifth Third Bancorp
57
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$9.02M -$2.52M -143,048 -22%
JMPWA
58
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$8.55M +$29.2K +1,656 +0.3%
KSA
59
Ken Stern & Associates
California
$7.9M -$140K -7,920 -2%
CCG
60
Chatham Capital Group
Georgia
$7.45M +$182K +10,360 +3%
SB
61
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$7.43M +$2.45M +139,016 +49%
PAMU
62
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$7.33M +$3.11M +176,280 +77%
BF
63
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$6.74M +$210K +11,912 +3%
QA
64
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$6.71M -$211K -11,984 -3%
RIG
65
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$6.66M -$46.4K -2,632 -0.7%
CCM
66
Covington Capital Management
California
$6.61M +$42.3K +2,400 +0.6%
MIAN
67
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$6.58M +$6.58M +373,472 New
TSWM
68
Triangle Securities Wealth Management
North Carolina
$6.46M +$48.1K +2,728 +0.7%
FC
69
FCA Corp
Texas
$6.35M +$178K +10,096 +3%
DY
70
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$6.08M -$151K -8,600 -2%
CAN
71
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$5.92M -$325K -18,464 -5%
MAS
72
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$5.88M +$105K +5,976 +2%
Susquehanna International Group
73
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$5.78M +$5.78M +328,360 New
CL
74
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$5.71M +$207K +11,752 +4%
PL
75
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
$5.66M +$5.66M +321,600 New

VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

396 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $5.9B — down 5.8% from $6.26B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new VGT positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 149 added to existing stakes and 122 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $172M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $731M.

  • 396 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q2 2017, up from 383 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $5.9B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q2 2017, down 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 25 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Ameriprise, an estimated $172M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $731M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.