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Vanguard Information Technology ETF

285 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.98B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 96 increasing their positions, 96 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 29

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 283285 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2323 (0)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 96 | Existing positions reduced: 96

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.23B → $4.98B (-$243M)

9.67% less ownership

Funds ownership: 490.48%480.8% (-9.7%)

51% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.98M | Put options by funds: $6.04M

Holders
285
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.71%
% of All Funds
7.6%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.61%
New
33
Increased
96
Reduced
96
Closed
29
Calls
$2.98M
Puts
$6.04M
Net Calls
-$3.05M
Net Calls Change
-$5.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.73B -$20.3M -1,510,640 -0.7%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$363M -$18.9M -1,403,976 -5%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$352M -$1.51M -112,560 -0.4%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$183M -$9.69M -720,896 -5%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
5
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$114M +$6.63M +493,488 +6%
M&T Bank
6
M&T Bank
New York
$84.8M +$962K +71,560 +1%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$68.1M -$110M -8,182,744 -62%
MIH
8
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$61.4M -$13.3M -989,760 -18%
Axa
9
Axa
France
$52.3M -$1.71M -127,200 -3%
BOS
10
Bingham Osborn & Scarborough
California
$50.4M +$728K +54,208 +1%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$42.2M +$2.28M +169,656 +6%
PNC Financial Services Group
12
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$39M +$107K +7,928 +0.3%
Ameriprise
13
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$37.9M +$11.8M +879,976 +45%
HIIFS
14
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$32M
BCI
15
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$31.4M -$4.77M -355,232 -13%
Bank of Nova Scotia
16
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$31.2M
Envestnet Asset Management
17
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$29.3M -$1.32M -97,920 -4%
AAS
18
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$27.5M +$630K +46,888 +2%
NAMP
19
NorthStar Asset Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$24.2M +$357K +26,600 +1%
FNFDCM
20
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management
District of Columbia
$23.9M +$195K +14,520 +0.8%
WA
21
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$19.1M -$173K -12,896 -0.9%
Stifel Financial
22
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$18.6M +$992K +73,848 +6%
BG
23
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$18.4M +$471K +35,032 +3%
Northern Trust
24
Northern Trust
Illinois
$17.1M -$342K -25,464 -2%
RW
25
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$17.1M -$26.6K -1,976 -0.2%

VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

285 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $4.98B — down 4.7% from $5.23B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new VGT positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 96 added to existing stakes and 96 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $14.8M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $110M.

  • 285 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q2 2016, up from 283 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $4.98B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q2 2016, down 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 29 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $14.8M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q2 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $110M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.