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Vanguard Information Technology ETF

359 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.39B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 76 funds opening new positions, 121 increasing their positions, 96 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

433% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.59M | Put options by funds: $486K

322% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 76 | Existing positions closed: 18

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 121 | Existing positions reduced: 96

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 307359 (+52)

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3027 (-3)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.02B → $5.39B (-$636M)

72.87% less ownership

Funds ownership: 491.39%418.52% (-73%)

Holders
359
Holders Change
+52
Holders Change %
+16.94%
% of All Funds
8.97%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
0.68%
New
76
Increased
121
Reduced
96
Closed
18
Calls
$2.59M
Puts
$486K
Net Calls
+$2.1M
Net Calls Change
+$1.25M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AC
101
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$2.53M -$41.9K -2,784 -2%
NPC
102
National Planning Corporation
California
$2.49M +$16.6K +1,104 +0.7%
BCM
103
BTR Capital Management
California
$2.44M
PCP
104
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$2.41M +$362K +24,000 +18%
OLA
105
Oliver Luxxe Assets
New Jersey
$2.37M +$148K +9,800 +7%
SSWM
106
Smith Salley Wealth Management
North Carolina
$2.32M +$54.2K +3,600 +2%
CIBC World Market
107
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$2.29M +$1.89M +125,416 +491%
FNT
108
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$2.25M -$125K -8,264 -5%
EA
109
Edge Advisors
Georgia
$2.23M +$2.22M +147,200 New
BTS
110
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$2.13M
PIM
111
Parasol Investment Management
Illinois
$2.05M +$2.03M +134,880 New
FMBTD
112
First Midwest Bank Trust Division
Illinois
$2.03M +$2.01M +133,640 New
AA
113
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$2M +$387K +25,696 +27%
IA
114
IFP Advisors
Florida
$2M +$495K +32,872 +33%
PAMU
115
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.99M +$852K +56,520 +76%
BFS
116
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$1.96M +$78.2K +5,192 +4%
CANC
117
Culbertson A N & Co
Virginia
$1.88M -$25.3K -1,680 -1%
US Bancorp
118
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.79M +$48.9K +3,248 +3%
CCMD
119
Cypress Capital Management (Delaware)
Delaware
$1.76M +$1.75M +116,080 New
VWM
120
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
$1.72M +$1.35M +89,344 +376%
Bank of New York Mellon
121
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.71M -$298K -19,752 -15%
GA
122
Greytown Advisors
Florida
$1.69M +$1.67M +110,992 New
SWP
123
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1.68M +$23.1K +1,536 +1%
RCWMU
124
Rothschild & Co Wealth Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.66M
MC
125
Middleton & Co
Massachusetts
$1.6M +$984K +65,320 +162%

VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

359 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $5.39B — down 11% from $6.02B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 76 funds opened new VGT positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 58 holders — while 121 added to existing stakes and 96 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $88.6M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $759M.

  • 359 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q4 2016, up from 307 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $5.39B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 76 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 18 closed out, a net change of +58 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $88.6M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $759M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.