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Vanguard Information Technology ETF
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494 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.96B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 60 funds opening new positions, 175 increasing their positions, 177 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 36

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 471 → 494 (+23)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.9B → $9.96B (+$58.6M)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 175 | Existing positions reduced: 177

2% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.79M | Put options by funds: $4.87M

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 39 → 36 (-3)

18.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 459.98% → 441.86% (-18%)

Holders
494
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+4.88%
% of All Funds
11.32%
Holding in Top 10
36
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-7.69%
% of All Funds
0.83%
New
60
Increased
175
Reduced
177
Closed
36
Calls
$4.79M
Puts
$4.87M
Net Calls
-$83K
Net Calls Change
+$503K

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$358M
2
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
+$64.8M
3
RBA
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
+$53.6M
4
HIIFS
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
+$22.9M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$20.9M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$768M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$31.9M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$15.2M
4
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
-$13.8M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$12.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SMA
51
Simply Money Advisors
Ohio
$11.7M -$485K -22,232 -4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
52
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$10.3M -$3.94M -180,456 -27%
SB
53
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$10.2M +$506K +23,160 +5%
ACS
54
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$9.62M +$107K +4,880 +1%
BDWM
55
Brewin Dolphin Wealth Management
Ireland
$8.78M +$135K +6,192 +2%
KSA
56
Ken Stern & Associates
California
$8.67M -$269K -12,304 -3%
BF
57
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$8.27M +$211K +9,648 +3%
AG
58
Advisor Group
Arizona
$7.84M +$1.41M +64,736 +21%
FC
59
FCA Corp
Texas
$7.71M +$55.5K +2,544 +0.7%
BTS
60
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$7.56M +$3.24M +148,360 +72%
CCM
61
Covington Capital Management
California
$7.55M -$446K -20,440 -5%
TSWM
62
Triangle Securities Wealth Management
North Carolina
$7.45M -$103K -4,720 -1%
Citigroup
63
Citigroup
New York
$7.42M +$609K +27,912 +9%
MAS
64
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$7.38M +$167K +7,640 +2%
QA
65
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$7.24M -$3.03M -138,696 -29%
CAN
66
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$7.21M +$224K +10,256 +3%
RIG
67
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$7.08M -$1.05M -48,104 -13%
JMPWA
68
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$7.02M +$146K +6,672 +2%
DY
69
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$6.71M -$623K -28,552 -8%
SMFG
70
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$6.43M +$3.13M +143,168 +91%
TAMH
71
Taikang Asset Management (HK)
Hong Kong
$6.33M – – –
AIM
72
AMI Investment Management
Indiana
$6.17M +$102K +4,680 +2%
MML Investors Services
73
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$5.99M -$1.47M -67,520 -19%
FWM
74
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$5.98M -$7.63M -349,240 -56%
Bank of Montreal
75
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$5.85M +$510K +23,344 +9%
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VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

494 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $9.96B — up 0.59% from $9.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 60 funds opened new VGT positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 175 added to existing stakes and 177 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $358M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $768M.

  • 494 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q1 2018, up from 471 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $9.96B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 0.59% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 60 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 36 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $358M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $768M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.