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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
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.08B +$54.9M +4,759,056 +6%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$339M +$1.32M +114,704 +0.4%
MAA
3
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$262M +$107M +9,305,504 +75%
U
4
UBS
Switzerland
$189M +$9.93M +860,512 +6%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$139M +$3.15M +273,032 +2%
1832 Asset Management
6
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$91.8M -$20.2M -1,746,560 -19%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
7
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$66.8M +$1.94M +168,536 +3%
Axa
8
Axa
France
$59M -$914K -79,200 -2%
RIG
9
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$54.2M +$571K +49,512 +1%
BOS
10
Bingham Osborn & Scarborough
California
$45.3M +$1.32M +114,336 +3%
BCI
11
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$44.1M +$2.84M +246,112 +7%
BCMIO
12
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$40.9M +$8.66M +750,824 +29%
MIH
13
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$38.6M -$16.2M -1,405,656 -31%
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$37.1M -$18.1M -1,569,776 -34%
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$29.9M +$19.4M +1,685,600 +216%
Envestnet Asset Management
16
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$27.5M +$8.38M +726,464 +47%
NYLIM
17
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$24.2M +$5.81M +503,728 +34%
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$23.3M -$722K -62,592 -3%
PNC Financial Services Group
19
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$23.1M -$728K -63,056 -3%
NAMP
20
NorthStar Asset Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$22.6M +$9.23K +800 +0%
AAS
21
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$22M +$1.1M +95,512 +6%
Fidelity Investments
22
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$21.4M -$14.9K -1,288 -0.1%
FNFDCM
23
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management
District of Columbia
$21.1M +$49.8K +4,320 +0.2%
BTS
24
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$20.5M +$154K +13,312 +9%
RW
25
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$20.1M -$369K -31,976 -2%

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.