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Vanguard Information Technology ETF
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290 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.83B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 60 funds opening new positions, 123 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

253% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 17

108% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 123 | Existing positions reduced: 59

34% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $812K | Put options by funds: $607K

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.1B → $4.83B (+$727M)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 251 → 290 (+39)

12% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 19 (+2)

8.02% more ownership

Funds ownership: 468.67% → 476.69% (+8%)

Holders
290
Holders Change
+39
Holders Change %
+15.54%
% of All Funds
7.61%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.76%
% of All Funds
0.5%
New
60
Increased
123
Reduced
59
Closed
17
Calls
$812K
Puts
$607K
Net Calls
+$205K
Net Calls Change
-$765K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$103M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$97.8M
3
M&T Bank
M&T Bank
New York
+$26.2M
4
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$24M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$22.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NYLIM
New York Life Investment Management
New York
-$27.9M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$24.2M
3
B
Bailard
California
-$8.15M
4
CCMH
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
-$5.49M
5
TSWM
Triangle Securities Wealth Management
North Carolina
-$4.31M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JIC
76
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$3.47M +$2.32M +170,272 +198%
NEIRG
77
New England Investment & Retirement Group
Massachusetts
$3.33M -$236K -17,272 -7%
BCP
78
Berkeley Capital Partners
Georgia
$3.25M +$3.27M +239,824 New
RDM
79
Retirement Design & Management
Connecticut
$3.18M +$92.8K +6,800 +3%
FWM
80
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$3.14M +$77.3K +5,664 +3%
AIG
81
American International Group
New York
$2.97M +$396K +28,992 +15%
SCM
82
Southport Capital Management
Tennessee
$2.9M +$18.9K +1,384 +0.6%
BCM
83
BTR Capital Management
California
$2.75M +$247K +18,128 +10%
JWM
84
Jacobus Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2.68M +$66.6K +4,880 +3%
BF
85
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$2.59M +$325K +23,816 +14%
Bank of Montreal
86
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.57M +$188K +13,760 +8%
FC
87
FCA Corp
Texas
$2.56M +$94.3K +6,912 +4%
GT
88
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$2.54M +$140K +10,264 +6%
AC
89
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$2.46M -$42.2K -3,096 -2%
ST
90
Sabal Trust
Florida
$2.38M +$2.4M +176,160 New
FAAS
91
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$2.36M +$498K +36,464 +26%
Fifth Third Bancorp
92
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$2.34M +$155K +11,360 +7%
CWA
93
Cypress Wealth Advisors
California
$2.3M – – –
NFG
94
Next Financial Group
Texas
$2.25M -$501K -36,704 -18%
BFS
95
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$2.08M +$398K +29,200 +23%
Creative Planning
96
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.06M +$169K +12,408 +9%
PAG
97
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$1.95M +$1.96M +143,688 New
WA
98
WestEnd Advisors
North Carolina
$1.9M +$249K +18,264 +15%
SC
99
SouthState Corp
Florida
$1.89M -$44.2K -3,240 -2%
SSWM
100
Smith Salley Wealth Management
North Carolina
$1.85M -$199K -14,584 -10%
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VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

290 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $4.83B — up 18% from $4.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 60 funds opened new VGT positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 43 holders — while 123 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $103M. The largest seller was New York Life Investment Management, cutting an estimated $27.9M.

  • 290 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q4 2015, up from 251 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $4.83B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 60 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 17 closed out, a net change of +43 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $103M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q4 2015 was New York Life Investment Management, an estimated $27.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.