Vanguard Industrials ETF
194 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.4B invested in Vanguard Industrials ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
163% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 19
58% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 43
19% more funds holding
Funds holding: 163 → 194 (+31)
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.28B → $2.4B (+$126M)
4% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $574K | Put options by funds: $599K
1.45% less ownership
Funds ownership: 68.12% → 66.67% (-1.4%)
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fisher Asset Management
Camas,
Washington
|
+$9.75M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$8.58M |
| 3 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
+$6.57M |
| 4 |
PL
Polianta Ltd
St Helier,
Jersey
|
+$5.38M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$4.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$36M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$19.4M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$17.4M |
| 4 |
BCP
Berkeley Capital Partners
Milton,
Georgia
|
-$4.58M |
| 5 |
AA
Advisory Alpha
Holland,
Michigan
|
-$3.78M |
VIS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
194 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Industrials ETF (VIS) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $2.4B — up 5.5% from $2.28B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 50 funds opened new VIS positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fisher Asset Management, adding an estimated $9.75M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $36M.
- 194 institutional investors held Vanguard Industrials ETF (VIS) as of Q4 2017, up from 163 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $2.4B of Vanguard Industrials ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 50 funds opened new Vanguard Industrials ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 19 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Industrials ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Fisher Asset Management, an estimated $9.75M added.
- The largest Vanguard Industrials ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $36M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.