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Vanguard Health Care ETF

571 hedge funds and large institutions have $3B invested in Vanguard Health Care ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 148 funds opening new positions, 169 increasing their positions, 146 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

270% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 148 | Existing positions closed: 40

80% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1018 (+8)

47% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.64M | Put options by funds: $3.83M

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 469571 (+102)

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 169 | Existing positions reduced: 146

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.64B → $3B (+$352M)

2.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.3%32.73% (+2.4%)

Holders
571
Holders Change
+102
Holders Change %
+21.75%
% of All Funds
11.25%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+80%
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
148
Increased
169
Reduced
146
Closed
40
Calls
$5.64M
Puts
$3.83M
Net Calls
+$1.81M
Net Calls Change
+$1.07M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
UBS Group
1
UBS Group
Switzerland
$291M -$2.85M -15,869 -1%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$255M +$47.2M +263,015 +25%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$192M -$26.3M -146,580 -13%
BCMIO
4
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$173M +$38.5M +214,909 +31%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$123M -$6.01M -33,503 -5%
EHC
6
Everett Harris & Co
California
$117M +$2.34M +13,066 +2%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
7
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$112M +$19.6M +109,367 +23%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$80.9M +$7.01M +39,106 +10%
Envestnet Asset Management
9
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$74.5M +$14.6M +81,429 +27%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$71.7M +$4M +22,300 +6%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
11
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$69.9M +$1.35M +7,526 +2%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$65.6M -$7.62M -42,511 -11%
Wellington Management Group
13
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$50.7M +$5.82M +32,464 +14%
PNC Financial Services Group
14
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$40.8M +$781K +4,356 +2%
LTFS
15
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$40.1M +$3.1M +17,302 +8%
MIM
16
Morningstar Investment Management
Illinois
$37.4M +$35M +195,198 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
17
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$34M +$3.64M +20,285 +13%
PAG
18
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$32.2M -$773K -4,308 -3%
DOA
19
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$31.4M +$254K +1,416 +0.9%
MAM
20
Madison Asset Management
Wisconsin
$31.3M +$29.2M +163,044 New
RJFSA
21
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$31.2M -$997K -5,558 -3%
Stifel Financial
22
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$30.2M +$261K +1,454 +0.9%
Truist Financial
23
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$27.4M +$25.6M +142,907 New
PGFC
24
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$27.4M -$79.6K -444 -0.3%
RJA
25
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$23.4M +$1.26M +7,025 +6%

VHT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

571 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $3B — up 13% from $2.64B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 148 funds opened new VHT positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 108 holders — while 169 added to existing stakes and 146 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Johanson Financial Advisors, adding an estimated $253M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $200M.

  • 571 institutional investors held Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) as of Q4 2019, up from 469 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $3B of Vanguard Health Care ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 148 funds opened new Vanguard Health Care ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 40 closed out, a net change of +108 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Health Care ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Johanson Financial Advisors, an estimated $253M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Health Care ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $200M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.