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Vanguard Information Technology ETF

262 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.17B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 113 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 16

69% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 113 | Existing positions reduced: 67

10.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 447.92%458.35% (+10%)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.96B → $4.17B (+$207M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 255262 (+7)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1919 (0)

76% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.1M | Put options by funds: $12.7M

Holders
262
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+2.75%
% of All Funds
7.06%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.51%
New
28
Increased
113
Reduced
67
Closed
16
Calls
$3.1M
Puts
$12.7M
Net Calls
-$9.57M
Net Calls Change
+$2.16M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MAA
1
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$1.24B +$214M +15,695,360 +20%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$912M -$89.2M -6,547,280 -9%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$379M -$1.41M -103,832 -0.4%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$289M +$9M +660,600 +3%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$171M +$2.49M +182,904 +1%
BCMIO
6
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$103M +$21.1M +1,550,648 +25%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$70.6M +$24M +1,764,416 +50%
Axa
8
Axa
France
$58.4M -$2.5M -183,200 -4%
MIH
9
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$56.3M +$6.49M +476,008 +13%
BOS
10
Bingham Osborn & Scarborough
California
$48.4M -$798K -58,584 -2%
BCI
11
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$42.1M -$1.04M -76,504 -2%
Envestnet Asset Management
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$40.1M +$1.01M +74,256 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$36.9M +$1.28M +93,672 +3%
PNC Financial Services Group
14
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$36M +$519K +38,088 +1%
NYLIM
15
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$30.3M +$240K +17,640 +0.8%
Janney Montgomery Scott
16
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$29.4M +$13.3M +973,560 +79%
AAS
17
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$26.8M +$1.33M +97,544 +5%
NAMP
18
NorthStar Asset Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$23.5M -$2.73K -200 -0%
FNFDCM
19
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management
District of Columbia
$23.4M -$414K -30,360 -2%
KIM
20
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$20M -$214K -15,704 -1%
WA
21
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$18.5M -$66.1K -4,848 -0.3%
RW
22
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$18.3M -$149K -10,960 -0.8%
SFSG
23
Stearns Financial Services Group
North Carolina
$18M +$392K +28,768 +2%
TCT
24
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$17.4M +$18K +1,320 +0.1%
Northern Trust
25
Northern Trust
Illinois
$17.2M +$365K +26,760 +2%

VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

262 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $4.17B — up 5.2% from $3.96B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new VGT positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 113 added to existing stakes and 67 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Managed Account Advisors, adding an estimated $214M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $89.2M.

  • 262 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q2 2015, up from 255 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $4.17B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Managed Account Advisors, an estimated $214M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $89.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.