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Vanguard Information Technology ETF
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471 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.9B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 95 funds opening new positions, 158 increasing their positions, 133 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

265% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 95 | Existing positions closed: 26

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 158 | Existing positions reduced: 133

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 405 → 471 (+66)

15% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 34 → 39 (+5)

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.69B → $9.9B (+$1.21B)

9.94% less ownership

Funds ownership: 469.93% → 459.98% (-9.9%)

29% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.46M | Put options by funds: $2.04M

Holders
471
Holders Change
+66
Holders Change %
+16.3%
% of All Funds
10.68%
Holding in Top 10
39
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.71%
% of All Funds
0.88%
New
95
Increased
158
Reduced
133
Closed
26
Calls
$1.46M
Puts
$2.04M
Net Calls
-$586K
Net Calls Change
-$1.17M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$381M
2
RBA
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
+$68.8M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$59.4M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$16.3M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$16.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$62.3M
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$50.6M
3
SCM
SCS Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$17.3M
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$13.6M
5
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
126
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2.91M +$206K +10,152 +8%
CWA
127
Cypress Wealth Advisors
California
$2.9M -$866K -42,688 -23%
OC
128
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$2.82M +$409K +20,176 +17%
ECM
129
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$2.8M +$306K +15,080 +12%
TH
130
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$2.78M +$1.33M +65,504 +94%
BCM
131
BTR Capital Management
California
$2.72M -$140K -6,880 -5%
TRCT
132
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2.71M +$2.66M +131,120 +39,024%
BFS
133
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$2.68M -$24.8K -1,224 -0.9%
IA
134
IFP Advisors
Florida
$2.68M +$63.7K +3,144 +2%
CANC
135
Culbertson A N & Co
Virginia
$2.61M +$5.51K +272 +0.2%
FAAS
136
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$2.58M -$1.07M -52,688 -30%
US Bancorp
137
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2.57M +$43.3K +2,136 +2%
IA
138
IFG Advisory
Georgia
$2.57M +$2.53M +124,616 New
SC
139
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$2.54M -$186K -9,184 -7%
EA
140
Edge Advisors
Georgia
$2.54M – – –
WLIM
141
White Lighthouse Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.53M +$2.49M +122,824 New
ONB
142
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$2.5M -$2.02M -99,448 -45%
EWG
143
Executive Wealth Group
Washington
$2.31M +$2.27M +111,960 New
AAM
144
Ascension Asset Management
New York
$2.26M +$2.22M +109,712 New
PAG
145
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$2.26M -$40.9K -2,016 -2%
LIM
146
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$2.2M +$135K +6,680 +7%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
147
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$2.19M – – –
ASN
148
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$2.17M +$105K +5,160 +5%
VIM
149
Vista Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$2.07M +$2.04M +100,688 New
AIM
150
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$2.01M +$427K +21,064 +28%
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VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

471 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $9.9B — up 14% from $8.69B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 95 funds opened new VGT positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 69 holders — while 158 added to existing stakes and 133 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $381M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $62.3M.

  • 471 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q4 2017, up from 405 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $9.9B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 95 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 26 closed out, a net change of +69 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $381M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q4 2017 was UBS Group, an estimated $62.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.