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Vanguard Information Technology ETF

1,223 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.3B invested in Vanguard Information Technology ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 244 funds opening new positions, 425 increasing their positions, 301 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

360% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 244 | Existing positions closed: 53

41% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 425 | Existing positions reduced: 301

27% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $88.4M | Put options by funds: $69.4M

23% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 82101 (+19)

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.8B → $23.3B (+$3.48B)

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,0481,223 (+175)

6.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 328.45%335.29% (+6.8%)

Holders
1,223
Holders Change
+175
Holders Change %
+16.7%
% of All Funds
18.82%
Holding in Top 10
101
Holding in Top 10 Change
+19
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+23.17%
% of All Funds
1.55%
New
244
Increased
425
Reduced
301
Closed
53
Calls
$88.4M
Puts
$69.4M
Net Calls
+$19M
Net Calls Change
+$3.43M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.54B -$464M -8,452,864 -5%
JP Morgan Chase
2
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.86B +$144M +2,614,688 +9%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$877M +$16.3M +296,344 +2%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$869M -$19.9M -363,032 -2%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$715M +$108M +1,968,328 +19%
MIFH
6
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$697M -$90.1M -1,640,232 -12%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$594M +$15.5M +283,032 +3%
Ameriprise
8
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$532M +$1.01M +18,400 +0.2%
ETC
9
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
$514M +$313M +5,708,256 +175%
VMPIC
10
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
$499M +$224M +4,078,352 +88%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$318M -$20.1M -365,208 -6%
BCMIO
12
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$244M -$2.97M -54,184 -1%
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$242M +$21.8M +397,456 +10%
EH
14
Equitable Holdings
New York
$215M -$10.2M -186,608 -5%
RJA
15
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$206M +$3.86M +70,312 +2%
RJFSA
16
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$199M +$1.53M +27,872 +0.8%
Osaic Holdings
17
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$199M +$15.8M +287,112 +9%
OLVIG
18
Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group
Michigan
$174M +$167M +3,044,080 New
PNC Financial Services Group
19
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$170M -$8.32M -151,472 -5%
HighTower Advisors
20
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$160M +$9.09M +165,616 +6%
Stifel Financial
21
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$150M -$2.53M -46,064 -2%
AAS
22
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$122M +$1.05M +19,112 +0.9%
M&T Bank
23
M&T Bank
New York
$107M -$4.17M -75,936 -4%
Rockefeller Capital Management
24
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$90.5M +$20.2M +368,544 +30%
FNFDCM
25
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management
District of Columbia
$90.2M -$163K -2,976 -0.2%

VGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

1,223 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $23.3B — up 18% from $19.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 244 funds opened new VGT positions and 53 closed out — a net gain of 191 holders — while 425 added to existing stakes and 301 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Exchange Traded Concepts, adding an estimated $313M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $464M.

  • 1,223 institutional investors held Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) as of Q4 2021, up from 1,048 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $23.3B of Vanguard Information Technology ETF stock for Q4 2021, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 244 funds opened new Vanguard Information Technology ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 53 closed out, a net change of +191 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was Exchange Traded Concepts, an estimated $313M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Information Technology ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Bank of America, an estimated $464M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.