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Vanguard Information Technology ETF

251 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.1B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 106 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

72% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.32M | Put options by funds: $1.35M

43% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 106 | Existing positions reduced: 74

10.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 458.35%468.67% (+10%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.17B → $4.1B (-$64.3M)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 262251 (-11)

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1917 (-2)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 33

Holders
251
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-4.2%
% of All Funds
7.01%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10.53%
% of All Funds
0.47%
New
24
Increased
106
Reduced
74
Closed
33
Calls
$2.32M
Puts
$1.35M
Net Calls
+$970K
Net Calls Change
+$10.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.22B +$1.43B +108,686,032 +158%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$342M -$14.7M -1,122,976 -4%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$284M +$12.5M +953,392 +4%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$183M +$23.4M +1,782,320 +14%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$67.6M -$1.12M -85,704 -2%
M&T Bank
6
M&T Bank
New York
$54.6M +$51.4M +3,915,760 +859%
Axa
7
Axa
France
$53.2M -$1.84M -140,000 -3%
MIH
8
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$53.1M +$59.4K +4,528 +0.1%
BOS
9
Bingham Osborn & Scarborough
California
$47.8M +$2.35M +178,792 +5%
BCI
10
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$38.5M -$1.21M -91,904 -3%
Janney Montgomery Scott
11
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$38.2M +$11.1M +844,560 +38%
Envestnet Asset Management
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$36.2M -$1.66M -126,592 -4%
PNC Financial Services Group
13
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$35.7M +$1.87M +142,136 +5%
NYLIM
14
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$34.3M +$6.07M +462,144 +20%
Goldman Sachs
15
Goldman Sachs
New York
$34M +$28.9M +2,198,936 +425%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$33.5M -$1.29M -98,072 -4%
AAS
17
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$26.1M +$916K +69,752 +3%
NAMP
18
NorthStar Asset Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$22.5M +$342K +26,080 +1%
FNFDCM
19
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management
District of Columbia
$22.2M +$144K +11,000 +0.6%
WA
20
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$18.2M +$811K +61,808 +4%
RW
21
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$17M -$258K -19,688 -1%
Northern Trust
22
Northern Trust
Illinois
$16.5M +$363K +27,664 +2%
TCT
23
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$16.5M +$139K +10,600 +0.8%
BG
24
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$16.4M +$1.49M +113,296 +9%
SFSG
25
Stearns Financial Services Group
North Carolina
$16.2M -$733K -55,824 -4%

VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

251 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $4.1B — down 1.5% from $4.17B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of VGT and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 74 trimmed existing stakes and 106 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $1.43B. The largest seller was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), cutting an estimated $102M.

  • 251 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q3 2015, down from 262 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $4.1B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 33 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.43B added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $102M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.