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Vanguard Health Care ETF

230 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.57B invested in Vanguard Health Care ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

98% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.63M | Put options by funds: $1.83M

42% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 19

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 66

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.29B → $1.57B (+$279M)

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1213 (+1)

1.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 26.17%27.61% (+1.4%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 228230 (+2)

Holders
230
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.88%
% of All Funds
6.2%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+8.33%
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
27
Increased
90
Reduced
66
Closed
19
Calls
$3.63M
Puts
$1.83M
Net Calls
+$1.79M
Net Calls Change
-$186K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HH
76
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$2.19M +$77.8K +563 +4%
Baird Financial Group
77
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.96M +$1.93M +13,987 New
IMS
78
Index Management Solutions
Pennsylvania
$1.92M -$179K -1,292 -9%
FAAS
79
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.83M -$114K -823 -6%
Stifel Financial
80
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.8M +$29.3K +212 +2%
MCM
81
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.79M +$115K +830 +7%
MFS
82
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.79M +$632K +4,570 +56%
PFA
83
Paradigm Financial Advisors
Missouri
$1.75M +$209K +1,515 +14%
SIA
84
Starfire Investment Advisers
Michigan
$1.7M +$89.1K +645 +6%
WRM
85
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$1.68M +$522K +3,776 +46%
BF
86
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$1.65M -$25.4K -184 -2%
BEAM
87
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$1.59M -$6.91K -50 -0.4%
FNB
88
First Niagara Bank
New York
$1.56M +$1.54M +11,174 New
CCT
89
Country Club Trust
Missouri
$1.55M -$54.6K -395 -3%
Goldman Sachs
90
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.52M -$1.18M -8,513 -44%
SPC
91
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.42M +$44.6K +323 +3%
CAN
92
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.39M
CA
93
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.36M -$69.6K -504 -5%
Fifth Third Bancorp
94
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$1.35M -$649K -4,700 -33%
PAA
95
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Oregon
$1.32M
PFG
96
Pacific Financial Group
Washington
$1.3M -$578K -4,181 -31%
EFS
97
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$1.28M -$2.9K -21 -0.2%
WB
98
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$1.28M +$38.6K +279 +3%
FI
99
FormulaFolio Investments
Michigan
$1.25M -$24.6K -178 -2%
NSIM
100
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$1.2M +$639K +4,622 +117%

VHT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

230 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $1.57B — up 22% from $1.29B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new VHT positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 90 added to existing stakes and 66 trimmed.

The largest buyer was 1832 Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $158M. The largest seller was Janney Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $51M sold.

  • 230 institutional investors held Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) as of Q2 2015, up from 228 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.57B of Vanguard Health Care ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Vanguard Health Care ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 19 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Health Care ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was 1832 Asset Management, an estimated $158M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Health Care ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Janney Capital Management, an estimated $51M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.