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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
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$966M -$71.3M -6,338,200 -7%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$319M +$8.97M +797,168 +3%
U
3
UBS
Switzerland
$169M +$15M +1,329,688 +10%
MAA
4
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$141M +$34.3M +3,045,312 +33%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$128M +$4.83M +429,128 +4%
1832 Asset Management
6
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$106M +$105M +9,336,160 New
Axa
7
Axa
France
$56.7M
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$53M +$8.08M +717,888 +18%
MIH
9
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$52.6M +$26M +2,307,320 +101%
RIG
10
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$50.7M +$8.86M +786,976 +22%
BOS
11
Bingham Osborn & Scarborough
California
$41.5M +$1.35M +120,336 +3%
BCI
12
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$38.8M +$1.87M +166,120 +5%
BCMIO
13
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$30M +$5.8M +515,632 +24%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$22.7M +$4.65M +413,504 +26%
PNC Financial Services Group
15
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$22.6M -$52.8K -4,696 -0.2%
NAMP
16
NorthStar Asset Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$21.4M -$285K -25,320 -1%
Fidelity Investments
17
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$20.3M +$19.7M +1,752,976 +9,230%
FNFDCM
18
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management
District of Columbia
$19.9M +$332K +29,520 +2%
AAS
19
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$19.7M +$2.16M +192,168 +13%
RW
20
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$19.4M +$475K +42,216 +3%
BTS
21
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$17.8M +$294K +26,120 +20%
Envestnet Asset Management
22
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$17.7M +$1.22M +107,976 +7%
WA
23
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$17.3M +$278K +24,704 +2%
NYLIM
24
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$17.1M +$2.16M +191,824 +15%
Northern Trust
25
Northern Trust
Illinois
$15M +$642K +57,040 +5%

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.