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Vanguard Information Technology ETF

612 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.64B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 186 increasing their positions, 220 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

112% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.79M | Put options by funds: $3.21M

35% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 65 | Existing positions closed: 48

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.48B → $9.64B (+$160M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 607612 (+5)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3936 (-3)

13.53% less ownership

Funds ownership: 391.64%378.11% (-14%)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 186 | Existing positions reduced: 220

Holders
612
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+0.82%
% of All Funds
13.29%
Holding in Top 10
36
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-7.69%
% of All Funds
0.78%
New
65
Increased
186
Reduced
220
Closed
48
Calls
$6.79M
Puts
$3.21M
Net Calls
+$3.59M
Net Calls Change
-$3.92M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.27B +$389M +15,067,320 +10%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$556M -$832K -32,248 -0.2%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$446M -$7.19M -278,944 -2%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$436M -$24.9M -964,880 -6%
JP Morgan Chase
5
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$414M -$740M -28,678,344 -65%
MIFH
6
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$288M +$123M +4,777,128 +78%
HIIFS
7
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$217M +$37.4M +1,450,400 +21%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$202M +$7M +271,344 +4%
BCMIO
9
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$177M -$2.45M -94,936 -1%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
10
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$156M +$27M +1,048,912 +22%
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$143M -$47.4M -1,838,128 -25%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$115M +$3.83M +148,592 +4%
M&T Bank
13
M&T Bank
New York
$87.8M -$5.1M -197,944 -6%
PNC Financial Services Group
14
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$83.7M -$7.63M -295,936 -9%
Axa
15
Axa
France
$78.9M -$1.73M -67,200 -2%
Envestnet Asset Management
16
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$72.9M -$2.76M -106,952 -4%
BOS
17
Bingham Osborn & Scarborough
California
$64.7M -$1.03M -39,944 -2%
RJA
18
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$63.2M +$6.48M +251,184 +12%
AAS
19
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$59.6M +$1.43M +55,296 +3%
Stifel Financial
20
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$59.3M +$5.36M +207,952 +10%
HighTower Advisors
21
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$55M +$19.3M +748,688 +56%
RJFSA
22
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$54.6M +$104K +4,024 +0.2%
LTFS
23
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$52M +$4.07M +157,920 +9%
FNFDCM
24
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management
District of Columbia
$45.2M -$449K -17,400 -1%
MIH
25
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$42.9M -$36.2M -1,402,392 -46%

VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

612 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $9.64B — up 1.7% from $9.48B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 65 funds opened new VGT positions and 48 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 186 added to existing stakes and 220 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $389M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $740M.

  • 612 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q2 2019, up from 607 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $9.64B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 1.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 65 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 48 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $389M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q2 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $740M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.