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Vanguard Information Technology ETF

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: 1923 (+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: 290283 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NPC
101
National Planning Corporation
California
$1.66M +$563K +44,136 +53%
HCM
102
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$1.63M -$20.6K -1,616 -1%
Citadel Advisors
103
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.63M +$1.52M +119,024 New
GIM
104
Greystone Investment Management
Ohio
$1.61M +$19.9K +1,560 +1%
FAAS
105
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.51M -$820K -64,320 -37%
BTS
106
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.48M -$299K -23,448 -18%
ABC
107
Associated Banc-Corp
Wisconsin
$1.41M -$14.7K -1,152 -1%
SWP
108
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1.35M +$28.9K +2,264 +2%
US Bancorp
109
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.33M -$1.63K -128 -0.1%
Jane Street
110
Jane Street
New York
$1.27M -$3.3M -258,488 -74%
CA
111
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
$1.24M +$132K +10,320 +13%
LIM
112
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$1.18M +$10.2K +800 +0.9%
ICOA
113
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$1.05M +$116K +9,080 +13%
AIG
114
American International Group
New York
$1.04M -$1.83M -143,312 -65%
WCM
115
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
$1.03M -$353K -27,664 -27%
OCM
116
Orleans Capital Management
Louisiana
$1.02M -$20.4K -1,600 -2%
SC
117
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$1.01M -$2.93M -229,648 -76%
BCP
118
Berkeley Capital Partners
Georgia
$1.01M -$2.12M -166,144 -69%
KL
119
KWMG LLC
Kansas
$961K
CS
120
Cannell & Spears
New York
$957K -$446K -35,000 -33%
HSBC Holdings
121
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$942K -$469K -36,800 -35%
CTC
122
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$934K -$28K -2,200 -3%
DHFB
123
Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown
Virginia
$913K +$23.5K +1,840 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
124
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$893K -$60.8K -4,768 -7%
AA
125
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$885K +$412K +32,280 +100%

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.