Vanguard Health Care ETF
250 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.53B invested in Vanguard Health Care ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
128% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 18
93% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.72M | Put options by funds: $1.93M
30% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 13 (+3)
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.34B → $1.53B (+$199M)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 230 → 250 (+20)
1.53% more ownership
Funds ownership: 24.87% → 26.41% (+1.5%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 81
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$48.6M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$18.7M |
| 3 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$15M |
| 4 |
MG
Mather Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$13.7M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$13.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$31.5M |
| 2 |
SIA
Spruce Investment Advisors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$8.61M |
| 3 |
B
Bailard
Foster City,
California
|
-$6.88M |
| 4 |
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnetonka,
Minnesota
|
-$6.58M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$5.17M |
VHT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
250 of the 3,824 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.53B — up 15% from $1.34B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new VHT positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 81 added to existing stakes and 81 trimmed.
The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $48.6M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $31.5M.
- 250 institutional investors held Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) as of Q4 2015, up from 230 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $1.53B of Vanguard Health Care ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new Vanguard Health Care ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 18 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Health Care ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $48.6M added.
- The largest Vanguard Health Care ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $31.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.