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Vanguard Information Technology ETF
VGT

622 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.96B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 179 increasing their positions, 214 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

86% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.7M | Put options by funds: $6.27M

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 42

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 612 → 622 (+10)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.64B → $9.96B (+$321M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 36 → 36 (0)

3.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 378.11% → 375.06% (-3%)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 179 | Existing positions reduced: 214

Holders
622
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+1.63%
% of All Funds
13.64%
Holding in Top 10
36
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.79%
New
57
Increased
179
Reduced
214
Closed
42
Calls
$11.7M
Puts
$6.27M
Net Calls
+$5.39M
Net Calls Change
+$1.8M

Top Buyers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$150M
2
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
+$73.2M
3
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$23M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$21.5M
5
Rockefeller Capital Management
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
+$13.2M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$82.3M
2
HIIFS
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
-$47.7M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$34.2M
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$25M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$11.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JIC
76
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$7.75M +$238K +8,832 +3%
Baird Financial Group
77
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$7.7M -$312K -11,576 -4%
RIG
78
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$7.46M -$230K -8,528 -3%
TSWM
79
Triangle Securities Wealth Management
North Carolina
$7.41M -$463K -17,184 -6%
I
80
INVST
Indiana
$7.3M -$16.6K -616 -0.2%
MAS
81
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$6.9M -$1.76M -65,416 -20%
CCMD
82
Cypress Capital Management (Delaware)
Delaware
$6.78M -$238K -8,840 -3%
Bank of New York Mellon
83
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$6.75M -$487K -18,088 -7%
PAG
84
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$6.74M +$70.4K +2,616 +1%
MIAN
85
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$6.74M +$762K +28,312 +13%
DY
86
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$6.69M -$221K -8,224 -3%
CRC
87
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$6.65M – – –
CAC
88
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$6.63M -$68.9K -2,560 -1%
CCM
89
Covington Capital Management
California
$6.55M -$37.7K -1,400 -0.6%
WCP
90
Welch Capital Partners
New York
$6.54M – – –
WWM
91
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$6.48M -$21.1K -784 -0.3%
MCM
92
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$6.28M – – –
BCI
93
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$6.25M -$282K -10,464 -4%
ECM
94
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
$6.2M -$55.1K -2,048 -0.9%
CCG
95
Chatham Capital Group
Georgia
$6.13M +$4.31K +160 +0.1%
Fidelity Investments
96
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$6.11M +$475K +17,632 +8%
FT
97
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$6.02M -$99.9K -3,712 -2%
TC
98
TAP Consulting
Missouri
$5.93M +$5.93M +220,200 New
SPIA
99
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$5.81M +$20.5K +760 +0.4%
NFG
100
Next Financial Group
Texas
$5.45M +$178K +6,600 +3%
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VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

622 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $9.96B — up 3.3% from $9.64B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new VGT positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 179 added to existing stakes and 214 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $150M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $82.3M.

  • 622 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q3 2019, up from 612 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $9.96B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 42 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Ameriprise, an estimated $150M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $82.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.