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Vanguard Information Technology ETF
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283 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.23B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 85 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.43M | Put options by funds: $4.09M

21% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 23 (+4)

13.79% more ownership

Funds ownership: 476.69% → 490.48% (+14%)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.83B → $5.23B (+$395M)

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 33

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 290 → 283 (-7)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 114

Holders
283
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-2.41%
% of All Funds
7.54%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+21.05%
% of All Funds
0.61%
New
31
Increased
85
Reduced
114
Closed
33
Calls
$6.43M
Puts
$4.09M
Net Calls
+$2.34M
Net Calls Change
+$2.14M

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$268M
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$29.7M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$25.6M
4
MIH
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
+$14.9M
5
RBA
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
+$14.4M

Top Sellers

1
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
-$40.4M
2
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
-$20.7M
3
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$18.8M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$17.8M
5
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
-$12.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.81B +$268M +21,013,576 +11%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$391M +$5.24M +411,272 +1%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$362M +$25.6M +2,011,312 +8%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$197M -$10.3M -804,152 -5%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$180M +$6.29M +493,736 +4%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
6
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$109M +$7.77M +609,088 +8%
M&T Bank
7
M&T Bank
New York
$85.8M -$295K -23,136 -0.4%
MIH
8
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$76.4M +$14.9M +1,171,816 +27%
Axa
9
Axa
France
$55.2M -$1.34M -104,800 -3%
BOS
10
Bingham Osborn & Scarborough
California
$50.8M +$396K +31,072 +0.8%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$40.9M -$1.74M -136,688 -4%
PNC Financial Services Group
12
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$39.8M -$675K -52,936 -2%
BCI
13
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$37M -$5.65M -442,800 -14%
HIIFS
14
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$32.7M -$72.1K -5,656 -0.2%
Bank of Nova Scotia
15
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$31.9M +$29.7M +2,327,200 New
Envestnet Asset Management
16
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$31.3M -$17.8M -1,392,728 -38%
AAS
17
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$27.5M -$1.45M -114,032 -5%
Ameriprise
18
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$26.5M +$6.85M +537,336 +38%
NAMP
19
NorthStar Asset Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$24.4M -$551K -43,240 -2%
FNFDCM
20
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management
District of Columbia
$24.3M -$207K -16,240 -0.9%
WA
21
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$19.8M +$93.6K +7,344 +0.5%
BG
22
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$18.4M +$90.8K +7,120 +0.5%
Stifel Financial
23
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$18M +$1.29M +101,184 +8%
Northern Trust
24
Northern Trust
Illinois
$17.9M -$143K -11,184 -0.8%
RW
25
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$17.5M -$301K -23,648 -2%
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VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

283 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $5.23B — up 8.2% from $4.83B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of VGT and 31 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 114 trimmed existing stakes and 85 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $268M. The largest seller was Janney Montgomery Scott, cutting an estimated $40.4M.

  • 283 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q1 2016, down from 290 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $5.23B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 33 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $268M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Janney Montgomery Scott, an estimated $40.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.