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Vanguard Information Technology ETF

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: 1923 (+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: 290283 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RJT
176
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$392K +$71.2K +5,584 +24%
LRPA
177
L. Roy Papp & Associates
Arizona
$387K
FTIOP
178
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
$378K +$163K +12,816 +87%
BA
179
Bristlecone Advisors
Washington
$373K
FAB
180
First American Bank
Illinois
$367K
CSIC
181
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$361K
SPC
182
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$359K -$95.5K -7,488 -22%
11A
183
10-15 Associates
New York
$357K -$511K -40,072 -61%
IWMPD
184
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$348K -$13.7K -1,072 -4%
PSUF
185
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$341K -$113K -8,856 -26%
HIC
186
Holderness Investments Company
North Carolina
$333K -$202K -15,824 -39%
RMAM
187
Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management
New Jersey
$323K +$11.1K +872 +4%
LWAC
188
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$318K -$816 -64 -0.3%
ASN
189
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$317K +$18.4K +1,440 +7%
RFC
190
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$308K +$37.4K +2,936 +15%
BBHC
191
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$307K
HTC
192
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$297K
RJA
193
Robshaw & Julian Associates
New York
$296K
William Blair & Company
194
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$296K +$276K +21,648 New
SG Americas Securities
195
SG Americas Securities
New York
$289K +$270K +21,144 New
KeyBank National Association
196
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$288K -$34.7K -2,720 -11%
VA
197
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$284K +$61.6K +4,832 +30%
NSIM
198
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$278K +$612 +48 +0.2%
BRWA
199
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$277K -$72.1K -5,656 -22%
GA
200
Giralda Advisors
New York
$271K -$8.26K -648 -3%

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.