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Vanguard Information Technology ETF
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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: 19 → 23 (+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: 290 → 283 (-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

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$268M
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$29.7M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$25.6M
4
MIH
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
+$14.9M
5
RBA
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
+$14.4M

Top Sellers

1
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
-$40.4M
2
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
-$20.7M
3
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$18.8M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$17.8M
5
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
-$12.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ACM
126
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$880K +$819K +64,256 New
BFA
127
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$861K -$71.4K -5,600 -8%
Millennium Management
128
Millennium Management
New York
$848K +$790K +61,968 New
CWM
129
Concert Wealth Management
California
$822K -$82.9K -6,504 -10%
AMG
130
Asset Management Group
Connecticut
$820K +$2.96K +232 +0.4%
JFA
131
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$802K -$8.67K -680 -1%
WRM
132
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$778K -$61.8K -4,848 -8%
KCM
133
Karp Capital Management
California
$758K -$81.6K -6,400 -10%
OC
134
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$732K -$109K -8,568 -14%
FCI
135
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
$722K -$625K -49,000 -48%
EFS
136
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$716K -$58.6K -4,600 -8%
RSVP
137
Ramsay Stattman Vela & Price
Colorado
$712K – – –
SI
138
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$703K +$654K +51,288 New
PPCM
139
Pillar Pacific Capital Management
California
$700K +$106K +8,280 +19%
BCM
140
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$662K -$3.12M -245,056 -84%
SHA
141
Smith Hayes Advisers
Nebraska
$650K +$5.1K +400 +0.8%
PVH
142
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$635K – – –
WPC
143
Waters Parkerson & Co
Louisiana
$619K +$93.8K +7,360 +19%
First Trust Advisors
144
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$608K +$566K +44,408 New
Fidelity Investments
145
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$582K -$206K -16,184 -28%
Baird Financial Group
146
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$564K -$198K -15,568 -27%
LNB
147
Ledyard National Bank
$559K -$23.5K -1,840 -4%
FMC
148
First Merchants Corp
Indiana
$554K -$144K -11,296 -22%
VWM
149
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
$551K +$513K +40,232 New
IEFM
150
IQ EQ Fund Management
Ireland
$549K +$482K +37,776 New
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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.