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Vanguard Information Technology ETF

251 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.1B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 106 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

72% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.32M | Put options by funds: $1.35M

43% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 106 | Existing positions reduced: 74

10.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 458.35%468.67% (+10%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.17B → $4.1B (-$64.3M)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 262251 (-11)

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1917 (-2)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 33

Holders
251
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-4.2%
% of All Funds
7.01%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10.53%
% of All Funds
0.47%
New
24
Increased
106
Reduced
74
Closed
33
Calls
$2.32M
Puts
$1.35M
Net Calls
+$970K
Net Calls Change
+$10.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BCM
76
BTR Capital Management
California
$2.32M -$33.6K -2,560 -1%
AC
77
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$2.31M +$8.72K +664 +0.4%
FC
78
FCA Corp
Texas
$2.28M +$248K +18,904 +12%
GT
79
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$2.22M +$347K +26,464 +18%
Bank of Montreal
80
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.21M +$679K +51,728 +41%
CWA
81
Cypress Wealth Advisors
California
$2.13M
BF
82
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$2.09M -$7.56K -576 -0.3%
Fifth Third Bancorp
83
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$2.02M -$8.93K -680 -0.4%
CS
84
Cannell & Spears
New York
$1.92M
SSWM
85
Smith Salley Wealth Management
North Carolina
$1.89M -$141K -10,752 -7%
SC
86
SouthState Corp
Florida
$1.78M -$344K -26,176 -16%
Creative Planning
87
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.74M +$341K +25,992 +23%
FAAS
88
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.74M -$1.63M -124,520 -47%
Citadel Advisors
89
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.72M +$1.24M +94,728 +220%
GIM
90
Greystone Investment Management
Ohio
$1.72M -$228K -17,360 -11%
BTS
91
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.7M +$225K +17,104 +14%
CANC
92
Culbertson A N & Co
Virginia
$1.58M -$13.7K -1,040 -0.8%
HCM
93
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$1.57M +$6.2K +472 +0.4%
BFS
94
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$1.56M +$336K +25,600 +26%
WA
95
WestEnd Advisors
North Carolina
$1.53M +$394K +30,032 +33%
P
96
Palladiem
Pennsylvania
$1.5M +$672K +51,168 +75%
HSBC Holdings
97
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.35M +$483K +36,800 +52%
ABC
98
Associated Banc-Corp
Wisconsin
$1.27M +$40.7K +3,104 +3%
FCI
99
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
$1.13M -$3.17M -241,304 -73%
US Bancorp
100
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.11M -$136K -10,344 -10%

VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

251 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $4.1B — down 1.5% from $4.17B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of VGT and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 74 trimmed existing stakes and 106 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $1.43B. The largest seller was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), cutting an estimated $102M.

  • 251 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q3 2015, down from 262 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $4.1B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 33 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.43B added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $102M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.