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Vanguard Information Technology ETF
VGT

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: 19 → 23 (+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: 290 → 283 (-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

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$268M
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$29.7M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$25.6M
4
MIH
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
+$14.9M
5
RBA
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
+$14.4M

Top Sellers

1
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
-$40.4M
2
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
-$20.7M
3
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$18.8M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$17.8M
5
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
-$12.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PAG
76
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$3.18M -$1.69M -132,824 -36%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
77
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.97M -$630K -49,408 -19%
Fifth Third Bancorp
78
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$2.97M +$558K +43,784 +25%
SCM
79
Southport Capital Management
Tennessee
$2.9M -$31.9K -2,504 -1%
NEIRG
80
New England Investment & Retirement Group
Massachusetts
$2.86M -$472K -37,016 -15%
FC
81
FCA Corp
Texas
$2.76M +$160K +12,544 +7%
JWM
82
Jacobus Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2.72M +$15.3K +1,200 +0.6%
GT
83
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$2.69M +$109K +8,584 +5%
UFA
84
US Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.42M +$2.17M +170,536 +2,798%
Bank of Montreal
85
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.42M -$176K -13,776 -7%
AC
86
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$2.38M -$103K -8,048 -4%
BCM
87
BTR Capital Management
California
$2.34M -$419K -32,840 -16%
CWA
88
Cypress Wealth Advisors
California
$2.33M +$7.34K +576 +0.3%
ST
89
Sabal Trust
Florida
$2.29M -$115K -9,000 -5%
BFG
90
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$2.21M +$619K +48,536 +43%
BFS
91
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$2.13M +$25.5K +2,000 +1%
OLA
92
Oliver Luxxe Assets
New Jersey
$1.96M +$1.39M +109,048 +319%
NFG
93
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1.95M -$297K -23,296 -14%
SSWM
94
Smith Salley Wealth Management
North Carolina
$1.83M -$37.4K -2,936 -2%
Creative Planning
95
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.83M -$234K -18,376 -12%
PCP
96
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$1.81M +$51K +4,000 +3%
IA
97
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1.79M -$210K -16,504 -19%
CANC
98
Culbertson A N & Co
Virginia
$1.73M – – –
SC
99
SouthState Corp
Florida
$1.71M -$187K -14,704 -11%
BCMIO
100
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$1.69M +$1.13M +88,448 +251%
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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.