Vanguard Information Technology ETF
VGT
256 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.05B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 100 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
94% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 17
42.73% more ownership
Funds ownership: 405.19% → 447.92% (+43%)
28% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 78
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.43B → $4.05B (+$628M)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 244 → 256 (+12)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 19 (0)
86% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.89M | Put options by funds: $13.6M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$413M |
| 2 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$317M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$25M |
| 4 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
+$17.8M |
| 5 |
Janney Montgomery Scott
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$12.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$157M |
| 2 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$65.9M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$19.8M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$11.3M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$8.61M |
VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
256 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $4.05B — up 18% from $3.43B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new VGT positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 100 added to existing stakes and 78 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $413M. The largest seller was 1832 Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $157M sold.
- 256 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q1 2015, up from 244 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $4.05B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 17 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $413M added.
- The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q1 2015 was 1832 Asset Management, an estimated $157M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.