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Vanguard Information Technology ETF

251 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.1B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 106 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

72% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.32M | Put options by funds: $1.35M

43% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 106 | Existing positions reduced: 74

10.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 458.35%468.67% (+10%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.17B → $4.1B (-$64.3M)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 262251 (-11)

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1917 (-2)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 33

Holders
251
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-4.2%
% of All Funds
7.01%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10.53%
% of All Funds
0.47%
New
24
Increased
106
Reduced
74
Closed
33
Calls
$2.32M
Puts
$1.35M
Net Calls
+$970K
Net Calls Change
+$10.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SWP
101
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1.1M +$168K +12,784 +17%
NPC
102
National Planning Corporation
California
$1.08M +$80.2K +6,112 +9%
BFG
103
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$1.08M +$221K +16,840 +24%
JIC
104
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$1.07M +$45.2K +3,440 +4%
CA
105
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
$1M +$124K +9,440 +13%
LIM
106
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$991K +$26.3K +2,000 +3%
Mariner
107
Mariner
Kansas
$988K -$45.4K -3,456 -4%
OCM
108
Orleans Capital Management
Louisiana
$948K +$63K +4,800 +7%
ALA
109
Atherton Lane Advisers
California
$939K -$23.1K -1,760 -2%
CTC
110
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$927K -$23.1K -1,760 -2%
KL
111
KWMG LLC
Kansas
$890K -$24.7K -1,880 -3%
KCM
112
Karp Capital Management
California
$883K +$158K +12,000 +20%
CWM
113
Concert Wealth Management
California
$850K -$234K -17,856 -21%
HIC
114
Holderness Investments Company
North Carolina
$819K +$337K +25,696 +65%
BFA
115
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$816K +$147K +11,200 +21%
CCM
116
Canal Capital Management
Virginia
$793K +$427K +32,544 +105%
JFA
117
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$747K
AMG
118
Asset Management Group
Connecticut
$743K -$2.83K -216 -0.4%
Bank of New York Mellon
119
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$741K +$36.9K +2,808 +5%
OC
120
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$725K +$83.7K +6,376 +12%
WRM
121
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$714K -$2.1K -160 -0.3%
CIC
122
Carnegie Investment Counsel
Ohio
$714K +$116K +8,848 +20%
LBC
123
Lowe Brockenbrough & Co
Virginia
$680K -$746K -56,800 -51%
FMC
124
First Merchants Corp
Indiana
$659K -$583K -44,440 -46%
RSVP
125
Ramsay Stattman Vela & Price
Colorado
$650K

VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

251 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $4.1B — down 1.5% from $4.17B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of VGT and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 74 trimmed existing stakes and 106 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $1.43B. The largest seller was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), cutting an estimated $102M.

  • 251 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q3 2015, down from 262 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $4.1B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 33 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.43B added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $102M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.