Vanguard Health Care ETF
340 hedge funds and large institutions have $2B invested in Vanguard Health Care ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 141 increasing their positions, 84 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
73% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 22
68% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 141 | Existing positions reduced: 84
17% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.28M | Put options by funds: $1.95M
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.88B → $2B (+$120M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 327 → 340 (+13)
0.06% less ownership
Funds ownership: 28.25% → 28.19% (-0.06%)
7% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 13 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$18.2M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$11.1M |
| 3 |
SCM
SCS Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$10.7M |
| 4 |
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$8.51M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$8.45M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$42.9M |
| 2 |
MIH
Madison Investment Holdings
Madison,
Wisconsin
|
-$12.3M |
| 3 |
PAA
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Portland,
Oregon
|
-$9.43M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$6.39M |
| 5 |
MIAN
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$5.37M |
VHT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
340 of the 4,022 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $2B — up 6.4% from $1.88B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new VHT positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 141 added to existing stakes and 84 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), adding an estimated $18.2M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $42.9M.
- 340 institutional investors held Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) as of Q3 2017, up from 327 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $2B of Vanguard Health Care ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 38 funds opened new Vanguard Health Care ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 22 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Health Care ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $18.2M added.
- The largest Vanguard Health Care ETF seller in Q3 2017 was UBS Group, an estimated $42.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.