Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
1,081 hedge funds and large institutions have $51.5B invested in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 103 funds opening new positions, 447 increasing their positions, 368 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.
176% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $81.8M | Put options by funds: $29.6M
36% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 103 | Existing positions closed: 76
27% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $40.6B → $51.5B (+$10.9B)
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 447 | Existing positions reduced: 368
4.43% more ownership
Funds ownership: 43.39% → 47.82% (+4.4%)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,071 → 1,081 (+10)
1% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 215 → 217 (+2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$4.22B |
| 2 |
VMPIC
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Helsinki,
Finland
|
+$1.22B |
| 3 |
SMFG
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$208M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$132M |
| 5 |
NFC
Northeast Financial Consultants
Westport,
Connecticut
|
+$131M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CI
Clal Insurance
Tel-Aviv,
Israel
|
-$548M |
| 2 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$168M |
| 3 |
DLIC
Daido Life Insurance Company
Osaka,
Japan
|
-$136M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$125M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$91.5M |
VOO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
1,081 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $51.5B — up 27% from $40.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 103 funds opened new VOO positions and 76 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 447 added to existing stakes and 368 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $4.22B. The largest seller was Clal Insurance, cutting an estimated $548M.
- 1,081 institutional investors held Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) as of Q1 2019, up from 1,071 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $51.5B of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 103 funds opened new Vanguard S&P 500 ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 76 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
- The largest Vanguard S&P 500 ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $4.22B added.
- The largest Vanguard S&P 500 ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Clal Insurance, an estimated $548M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.