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Vanguard Information Technology ETF

207 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.12B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

92% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 12

85% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.15M | Put options by funds: $1.7M

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 65

14.72% more ownership

Funds ownership: 438.76%453.48% (+15%)

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.76B → $3.12B (+$364M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 199207 (+8)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1616 (0)

Holders
207
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+4.02%
% of All Funds
5.95%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.46%
New
23
Increased
82
Reduced
65
Closed
12
Calls
$3.15M
Puts
$1.7M
Net Calls
+$1.45M
Net Calls Change
-$1.86M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SSB
176
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$119K +$83.6K +7,248 +281%
Barclays
177
Barclays
United Kingdom
$119K +$89.5K +7,752 +379%
WA
178
WFG Advisors
Texas
$105K +$3.69K +320 +4%
PAI
179
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$97K +$92.1K +7,984 New
CFA
180
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$94K +$27.7K +2,400 +45%
GAM
181
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$87K
SFSIG
182
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$76K +$6.46K +560 +10%
EAMA
183
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
$71K
WEC
184
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$70.7K +$2.31K +200 +4%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
185
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$69K +$65.5K +5,680 New
BC
186
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$51K
HFM
187
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$51K
CFN
188
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$48K
BPBT
189
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Massachusetts
$43K
MWP
190
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$31K -$46.2K -4,000 -61%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
191
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$31K
PAS
192
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$29K
VIA
193
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$25K +$23.5K +2,040 New
WA
194
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$20K +$19K +1,648 New
BBPWM
195
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$19K
PFSC
196
Peoples Financial Services Corp
Pennsylvania
$19K
TJHA
197
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$18K +$17.2K +1,488 New
EWM
198
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$15K
FCCM
199
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$14.5K
GGPS
200
Gary Goldberg Planning Services
New York
$13K +$12K +1,040 New

VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

207 of the 3,480 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $3.12B — up 13% from $2.76B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new VGT positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 82 added to existing stakes and 65 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Managed Account Advisors, adding an estimated $107M. The largest seller was 1832 Asset Management, cutting an estimated $20.2M.

  • 207 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q2 2014, up from 199 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $3.12B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 12 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Managed Account Advisors, an estimated $107M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q2 2014 was 1832 Asset Management, an estimated $20.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.