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Vanguard Information Technology ETF

199 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.76B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 87 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

373% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.2M | Put options by funds: $889K

162% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 13

89% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 87 | Existing positions reduced: 46

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1416 (+2)

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.44B → $2.76B (+$319M)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 178199 (+21)

8.7% less ownership

Funds ownership: 447.46%438.76% (-8.7%)

Holders
199
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+11.8%
% of All Funds
5.75%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
0.46%
New
34
Increased
87
Reduced
46
Closed
13
Calls
$4.2M
Puts
$889K
Net Calls
+$3.31M
Net Calls Change
+$4.68M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PWAG
176
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$89K -$15.8K -1,400 -15%
GAM
177
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$83K +$81.3K +7,224 New
MWP
178
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$75K +$28.5K +2,536 +63%
EAMA
179
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
$67K -$16.9K -1,504 -20%
SFSIG
180
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$65K
WEC
181
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$64.5K +$28.8K +2,560 +83%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
182
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$61.3K +$3.24M +287,544 +6%
CFA
183
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$61K +$9.99K +888 +20%
BC
184
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$48K
HFM
185
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$48K +$47.7K +4,240 New
CFN
186
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$46K +$45K +4,000 New
BPBT
187
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Massachusetts
$41K +$40.1K +3,560 New
SSB
188
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$30K -$81.4K -7,232 -74%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
189
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$29K
PAS
190
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$28K -$2.79K -248 -9%
CFS
191
Community Financial System
New York
$25K
Barclays
192
Barclays
United Kingdom
$24K +$4.05K +360 +21%
BBPWM
193
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$18K
PFSC
194
Peoples Financial Services Corp
Pennsylvania
$18K
TCOV
195
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$18K +$18K +1,600 New
EWM
196
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$14K +$13.7K +1,216 New
FCCM
197
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$13.7K +$13.5K +1,200 New
PFA
198
Paradigm Financial Advisors
Missouri
$6K
BRWM
199
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$1K +$810 +72 New
LMIM
200
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Maryland
-$12.5M -1,119,840 Closed

VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

199 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $2.76B — up 13% from $2.44B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new VGT positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 87 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.

The largest buyer was 1832 Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $105M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $71.3M.

  • 199 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q1 2014, up from 178 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.76B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was 1832 Asset Management, an estimated $105M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $71.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.