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Vanguard Information Technology ETF
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586 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.05B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 119 funds opening new positions, 168 increasing their positions, 202 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,216% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.16M | Put options by funds: $468K

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 119 | Existing positions closed: 73

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 547 → 586 (+39)

7% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 41 → 38 (-3)

8.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 428.21% → 420.17% (-8%)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 168 | Existing positions reduced: 202

24% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.9B → $9.05B (-$2.85B)

Holders
586
Holders Change
+39
Holders Change %
+7.13%
% of All Funds
13.05%
Holding in Top 10
38
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-7.32%
% of All Funds
0.85%
New
119
Increased
168
Reduced
202
Closed
73
Calls
$6.16M
Puts
$468K
Net Calls
+$5.69M
Net Calls Change
+$3.17M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$60.9M
2
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
+$27.1M
3
CI
Clal Insurance
Israel
+$26.5M
4
Fisher Asset Management
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
+$26.3M
5
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$23M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$338M
2
CM
Churchill Management
California
-$303M
3
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
-$210M
4
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$144M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$81.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AAM
151
Ascension Asset Management
New York
$2.32M -$21.2K -936 -0.8%
PWP
152
Principle Wealth Partners
Connecticut
$2.26M +$2.45M +108,224 New
BCMIO
153
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$2.25M -$210M -9,278,496 -99%
RWP
154
RWA Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$2.24M +$2.43M +107,232 New
PPA
155
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.23M -$1.26M -55,632 -34%
BCM
156
BTR Capital Management
California
$2.22M -$174K -7,664 -7%
US Bancorp
157
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2.22M -$266K -11,744 -10%
VIM
158
Vista Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$2.2M -$36.3K -1,600 -1%
CCM
159
Canal Capital Management
Virginia
$2.2M -$210K -9,280 -8%
HFM
160
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$2.19M +$1.99M +88,008 +519%
PFM
161
Parsec Financial Management
North Carolina
$2.14M +$110K +4,848 +5%
FNT
162
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$2.11M -$532K -23,472 -19%
PP
163
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$2.1M -$2.25M -99,200 -50%
STA
164
Summit Trail Advisors
New York
$2.04M – – –
QAM
165
Questar Asset Management
Minnesota
$1.94M +$2.11M +93,000 New
CHA
166
Carmichael Hill & Associates
Maryland
$1.91M +$125K +5,536 +6%
NRS
167
Neville Rodie & Shaw
New York
$1.87M +$2.03M +89,552 New
PG
168
Proffitt & Goodson
Tennessee
$1.84M – – –
TAMH
169
Taikang Asset Management (HK)
Hong Kong
$1.84M -$5.11M -225,504 -72%
GIM
170
Greystone Investment Management
Ohio
$1.83M +$9.06K +400 +0.5%
GWS
171
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$1.83M -$47.3K -2,088 -2%
SF
172
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$1.82M +$1.06M +46,624 +116%
ACM
173
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.77M +$702K +31,000 +58%
BA
174
Bristlecone Advisors
Washington
$1.75M +$7.07K +312 +0.4%
RMAM
175
Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management
New Jersey
$1.75M -$122K -5,392 -6%
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VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

586 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $9.05B — down 24% from $11.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 119 funds opened new VGT positions and 73 closed out — a net gain of 46 holders — while 168 added to existing stakes and 202 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $60.9M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $338M.

  • 586 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q4 2018, up from 547 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $9.05B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 119 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 73 closed out, a net change of +46 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $60.9M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $338M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.