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Vanguard Information Technology ETF

396 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.9B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 149 increasing their positions, 122 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

282% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.69M | Put options by funds: $1.75M

88% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 25

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 149 | Existing positions reduced: 122

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3033 (+3)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 383396 (+13)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.26B → $5.9B (-$360M)

54.69% less ownership

Funds ownership: 414.25%359.56% (-55%)

Holders
396
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+3.39%
% of All Funds
9.87%
Holding in Top 10
33
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
0.82%
New
47
Increased
149
Reduced
122
Closed
25
Calls
$6.69M
Puts
$1.75M
Net Calls
+$4.94M
Net Calls Change
+$2.88M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.06B -$731M -41,507,272 -26%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$507M +$1.23M +69,992 +0.2%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$423M -$44.9M -2,547,232 -10%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$301M -$16.7M -947,376 -5%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$262M +$172M +9,751,240 +191%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$211M +$54M +3,065,144 +34%
BCMIO
7
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$169M +$991K +56,248 +0.6%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
8
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$131M -$1.18M -67,144 -0.9%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$104M -$6.92M -392,872 -6%
M&T Bank
10
M&T Bank
New York
$86.8M -$14.7M -833,408 -14%
MIFH
11
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$81.1M +$9.56M +543,016 +13%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$67.7M -$510K -28,928 -0.7%
BOS
13
Bingham Osborn & Scarborough
California
$64.8M -$1.74M -98,808 -3%
Axa
14
Axa
France
$61.7M -$1.1M -62,400 -2%
PNC Financial Services Group
15
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$60.5M +$3.09M +175,448 +5%
HIIFS
16
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$52.3M
RBA
17
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$45.5M +$12.1M +687,520 +36%
Bank of Nova Scotia
18
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$44.3M -$68.3M -3,878,400 -61%
MIH
19
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$40.5M -$8.1M -459,736 -17%
AAS
20
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$38.6M +$781K +44,328 +2%
Envestnet Asset Management
21
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$37.2M +$2.94M +166,944 +9%
BCI
22
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$32.4M +$382K +21,696 +1%
FNFDCM
23
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management
District of Columbia
$31.4M -$430K -24,432 -1%
NAMP
24
NorthStar Asset Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$27.7M -$1.19M -67,280 -4%
BG
25
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$26.6M +$378K +21,472 +1%

VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

396 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $5.9B — down 5.8% from $6.26B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new VGT positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 149 added to existing stakes and 122 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $172M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $731M.

  • 396 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q2 2017, up from 383 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $5.9B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q2 2017, down 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 25 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Ameriprise, an estimated $172M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $731M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.