We are live on ! Find out more
VGT icon

Vanguard Information Technology ETF

359 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.39B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 76 funds opening new positions, 121 increasing their positions, 96 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

433% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.59M | Put options by funds: $486K

322% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 76 | Existing positions closed: 18

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 121 | Existing positions reduced: 96

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 307359 (+52)

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3027 (-3)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.02B → $5.39B (-$636M)

72.87% less ownership

Funds ownership: 491.39%418.52% (-73%)

Holders
359
Holders Change
+52
Holders Change %
+16.94%
% of All Funds
8.97%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
0.68%
New
76
Increased
121
Reduced
96
Closed
18
Calls
$2.59M
Puts
$486K
Net Calls
+$2.1M
Net Calls Change
+$1.25M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.31B -$759M -50,344,784 -25%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$411M +$11.7M +774,048 +3%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$409M +$7.17M +476,208 +2%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$219M +$12.1M +801,336 +6%
BCMIO
5
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$137M +$6.16M +408,968 +5%
MIFH
6
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$136M +$2.54M +168,312 +2%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
7
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$120M -$7.7M -510,768 -6%
Bank of Nova Scotia
8
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$97M -$44.9M -2,980,800 -32%
M&T Bank
9
M&T Bank
New York
$95.8M +$3.13M +207,712 +3%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$90.1M +$88.6M +5,883,304 New
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$89.1M +$52.2M +3,466,512 +144%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$67M +$13.5M +895,096 +25%
BOS
13
Bingham Osborn & Scarborough
California
$58.2M -$345K -22,904 -0.6%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$56.6M +$557K +36,976 +1%
Axa
15
Axa
France
$55.5M -$482K -32,000 -0.9%
MIH
16
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$48.4M -$19.4M -1,290,824 -29%
PNC Financial Services Group
17
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$47.7M +$3.74M +248,528 +9%
AAS
18
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$31.9M +$690K +45,816 +2%
Envestnet Asset Management
19
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$29.8M -$6.23M -413,520 -17%
BCI
20
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$29.5M -$6.01M -399,016 -17%
FNFDCM
21
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management
District of Columbia
$25.8M
NAMP
22
NorthStar Asset Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$25M -$1.9M -125,800 -7%
RBA
23
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$22M +$3.19M +211,880 +17%
BG
24
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$21.9M +$378K +25,104 +2%
WA
25
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$21.2M -$429K -28,488 -2%

VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

359 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $5.39B — down 11% from $6.02B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 76 funds opened new VGT positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 58 holders — while 121 added to existing stakes and 96 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $88.6M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $759M.

  • 359 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q4 2016, up from 307 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $5.39B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 76 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 18 closed out, a net change of +58 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $88.6M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $759M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.