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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
CRC
76
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$5.77M +$2.66M +121,824 +82%
CCMD
77
Cypress Capital Management (Delaware)
Delaware
$5.69M -$351K -16,064 -6%
PL
78
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
$5.69M +$5.82M +266,400 New
CAC
79
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$5.48M +$5.3M +242,920 +1,788%
VWM
80
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
$5.45M -$232K -10,624 -4%
FT
81
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$5.27M -$614K -28,112 -10%
Creative Planning
82
Creative Planning
Kansas
$5.26M +$108K +4,944 +2%
BCP
83
Berkeley Capital Partners
Georgia
$5.23M -$82.3K -3,768 -2%
PAG
84
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$5.18M +$999K +45,768 +23%
JIC
85
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$5.17M -$112K -5,144 -2%
I
86
INVST
Indiana
$4.96M +$479K +21,920 +10%
MIAN
87
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$4.96M +$266K +12,200 +6%
NWS
88
Newport Wealth Strategies
California
$4.93M +$1.62M +74,320 +48%
FM
89
Forward Management
California
$4.88M +$813K +37,248 +19%
CCG
90
Chatham Capital Group
Georgia
$4.73M -$343K -15,712 -7%
BCM
91
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$4.63M +$361K +16,544 +8%
GA
92
Greytown Advisors
Florida
$4.52M +$112K +5,152 +2%
William Blair & Company
93
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$4.5M -$314K -14,368 -6%
Bank of New York Mellon
94
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$4.47M -$187K -8,568 -4%
CA
95
Cornerstone Advisory
Maryland
$4.45M -$830K -38,000 -15%
SWP
96
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$4.38M -$288K -13,192 -6%
Baird Financial Group
97
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$4.36M -$444K -20,336 -9%
VAM
98
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$4.3M -$259K -11,848 -5%
SCM
99
Southport Capital Management
Tennessee
$4.29M -$35.8K -1,640 -0.8%
ST
100
Sabal Trust
Florida
$4.22M -$128K -5,848 -3%
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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.