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Vanguard Information Technology ETF

608 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.48B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 183 increasing their positions, 223 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

265% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.3M | Put options by funds: $2.83M

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 51

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 586608 (+22)

3% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3839 (+1)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.05B → $9.48B (+$433M)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 183 | Existing positions reduced: 223

28.53% less ownership

Funds ownership: 420.17%391.64% (-29%)

Holders
608
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+3.75%
% of All Funds
13.16%
Holding in Top 10
39
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+2.63%
% of All Funds
0.84%
New
80
Increased
183
Reduced
223
Closed
51
Calls
$10.3M
Puts
$2.83M
Net Calls
+$7.5M
Net Calls Change
+$1.81M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.68B -$1.01B -43,273,712 -23%
JP Morgan Chase
2
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.11B +$91.8M +3,949,392 +10%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$529M -$19M -817,784 -4%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$439M -$23.9M -1,028,000 -6%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$431M +$25.4M +1,093,040 +7%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$185M -$7.3M -314,312 -4%
Ameriprise
7
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$182M -$261M -11,217,152 -61%
BCMIO
8
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$171M +$156M +6,717,888 +6,226%
HIIFS
9
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$170M -$613K -26,400 -0.4%
MIFH
10
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$154M -$37.9M -1,632,256 -21%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
11
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$122M -$498K -21,432 -0.4%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$105M -$2.37M -101,824 -2%
M&T Bank
13
M&T Bank
New York
$88.5M -$8.45M -363,624 -9%
PNC Financial Services Group
14
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$87.1M +$3.98M +171,344 +5%
Axa
15
Axa
France
$76.8M -$1.69M -72,800 -2%
MIH
16
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$75.9M +$26.4M +1,135,312 +60%
Envestnet Asset Management
17
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$72M +$9.77M +420,464 +17%
BOS
18
Bingham Osborn & Scarborough
California
$62.6M -$2.3M -99,136 -4%
AAS
19
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$55.3M +$1.14M +49,216 +2%
RJA
20
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$53.8M +$470K +20,248 +1%
RJFSA
21
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$51.9M +$850K +36,584 +2%
Stifel Financial
22
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$51.2M -$3.45M -148,328 -7%
LTFS
23
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$45.5M +$2.29M +98,504 +6%
FNFDCM
24
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management
District of Columbia
$43.4M -$604K -26,016 -1%
Goldman Sachs
25
Goldman Sachs
New York
$37.7M +$23.4M +1,005,808 +203%

VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

608 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $9.48B — up 4.8% from $9.05B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 80 funds opened new VGT positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 183 added to existing stakes and 223 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), adding an estimated $156M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $1.01B.

  • 608 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q1 2019, up from 586 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $9.48B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 80 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 51 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $156M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.01B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.