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Vanguard Information Technology ETF
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199 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.76B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 87 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

373% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.2M | Put options by funds: $889K

162% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 13

89% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 87 | Existing positions reduced: 46

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 16 (+2)

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.44B → $2.76B (+$319M)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 178 → 199 (+21)

8.7% less ownership

Funds ownership: 447.46% → 438.76% (-8.7%)

Holders
199
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+11.8%
% of All Funds
5.75%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
0.46%
New
34
Increased
87
Reduced
46
Closed
13
Calls
$4.2M
Puts
$889K
Net Calls
+$3.31M
Net Calls Change
+$4.68M

Top Buyers

1
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$105M
2
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
+$34.3M
3
MIH
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
+$26M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$19.7M
5
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$15M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$71.3M
2
LMIM
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Maryland
-$12.5M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$4.01M
4
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$1.16M
5
AC
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
-$838K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SWM
101
Strategic Wealth Management
Washington
$911K +$5.58K +496 +0.6%
ACI
102
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$792K -$90K -8,000 -10%
BPC
103
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$732K – – –
BFA
104
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$729K -$21.3K -1,896 -3%
JFA
105
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$700K -$31.1K -2,760 -4%
CTC
106
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$690K +$11.3K +1,000 +2%
AMG
107
Asset Management Group
Connecticut
$682K – – –
NES
108
New England Securities
New York
$679K +$151K +13,376 +29%
PAG
109
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$652K +$183K +16,288 +40%
MAS
110
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$639K +$621K +55,176 +8,621%
ABC
111
Associated Banc-Corp
Wisconsin
$633K +$61.2K +5,440 +11%
RSVP
112
Ramsay Stattman Vela & Price
Colorado
$595K – – –
Creative Planning
113
Creative Planning
Kansas
$585K +$152K +13,496 +36%
LIM
114
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$573K – – –
VF
115
Virtu Financial
New York
$555K +$546K +48,528 New
WRM
116
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$554K +$31.2K +2,776 +6%
PCM
117
Princeton Capital Management
New Jersey
$551K – – –
SHA
118
Smith Hayes Advisers
Nebraska
$543K +$72K +6,400 +16%
LNB
119
Ledyard National Bank
$538K +$49.5K +4,400 +10%
RT
120
Rockland Trust
Massachusetts
$509K -$542K -48,168 -52%
BC
121
Burney Company
Virginia
$502K -$990 -88 -0.2%
GIM
122
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
$483K +$15.7K +1,392 +3%
Deutsche Bank
123
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$480K – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
124
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$469K +$9.18K +816 +2%
TCM
125
Telos Capital Management
California
$466K +$61.7K +5,480 +16%
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VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

199 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $2.76B — up 13% from $2.44B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new VGT positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 87 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.

The largest buyer was 1832 Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $105M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $71.3M.

  • 199 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q1 2014, up from 178 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.76B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was 1832 Asset Management, an estimated $105M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $71.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.