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Vanguard Information Technology ETF
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494 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.96B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 60 funds opening new positions, 175 increasing their positions, 177 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 36

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 471 → 494 (+23)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.9B → $9.96B (+$58.6M)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 175 | Existing positions reduced: 177

2% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.79M | Put options by funds: $4.87M

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 39 → 36 (-3)

18.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 459.98% → 441.86% (-18%)

Holders
494
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+4.88%
% of All Funds
11.32%
Holding in Top 10
36
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-7.69%
% of All Funds
0.83%
New
60
Increased
175
Reduced
177
Closed
36
Calls
$4.79M
Puts
$4.87M
Net Calls
-$83K
Net Calls Change
+$503K

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$358M
2
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
+$64.8M
3
RBA
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
+$53.6M
4
HIIFS
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
+$22.9M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$20.9M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$768M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$31.9M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$15.2M
4
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
-$13.8M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$12.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Millennium Management
101
Millennium Management
New York
$4.06M +$2.8M +128,120 +207%
APP
102
Avantax Planning Partners
Iowa
$3.85M +$441K +20,216 +13%
ECM
103
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
$3.73M +$102K +4,672 +3%
LBC
104
Lowe Brockenbrough & Co
Virginia
$3.73M -$89.1K -4,080 -2%
DBT
105
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$3.72M -$183K -8,360 -5%
CL
106
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$3.67M -$2.67M -122,320 -42%
Chevy Chase Trust
107
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$3.65M -$3.06M -140,136 -45%
GT
108
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$3.64M – – –
Comerica Bank
109
Comerica Bank
Texas
$3.59M -$40.7K -1,864 -1%
PCP
110
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$3.55M -$299K -13,680 -8%
BI
111
Ballast Inc
Kentucky
$3.53M +$189K +8,648 +6%
AL
112
Aspiriant LLC
California
$3.52M +$3.3M +151,024 +1,107%
FFC
113
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$3.44M -$852K -39,040 -20%
FAAS
114
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$3.44M +$758K +34,696 +28%
CIBC World Market
115
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$3.41M +$2.58M +118,224 +287%
SCP
116
Syntal Capital Partners
Texas
$3.4M -$1.68M -76,736 -33%
OLA
117
Oliver Luxxe Assets
New Jersey
$3.27M -$189K -8,640 -5%
ECM
118
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$3.24M +$342K +15,680 +12%
AC
119
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$3.23M -$93.8K -4,296 -3%
CCM
120
Canal Capital Management
Virginia
$3.18M -$1.07M -49,136 -25%
Vanguard Group
121
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$3.13M -$30.7K -1,408 -1%
LFA
122
Landmark Financial Advisors
Kentucky
$3.12M -$245K -11,208 -7%
ALIONA
123
Allianz Life Insurance of North America
Minnesota
$3.11M -$214K -9,792 -6%
Fidelity Investments
124
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$3.04M +$21.5K +984 +0.7%
PG
125
Proffitt & Goodson
Tennessee
$2.94M -$123K -5,632 -4%
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VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

494 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $9.96B — up 0.59% from $9.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 60 funds opened new VGT positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 175 added to existing stakes and 177 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $358M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $768M.

  • 494 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q1 2018, up from 471 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $9.96B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 0.59% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 60 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 36 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $358M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $768M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.