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Vanguard Communication Services ETF

94 hedge funds and large institutions have $516M invested in Vanguard Communication Services ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

144% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 9

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8394 (+11)

7% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $932K | Put options by funds: $873K

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $492M → $516M (+$24.6M)

0.13% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.41%62.53% (+0.13%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 29

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 31 (-2)

Holders
94
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+13.25%
% of All Funds
2.51%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
22
Increased
29
Reduced
29
Closed
9
Calls
$932K
Puts
$873K
Net Calls
+$59K
Net Calls Change
-$211K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PAM
26
PVG Asset Management
Colorado
$1.49M +$1.52M +17,530 New
KCM
27
Karp Capital Management
California
$1.23M +$1.26M +14,570 New
B
28
Bailard
California
$1.22M -$94.6K -1,091 -7%
ACS
29
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$1.22M +$123K +1,417 +11%
WF
30
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$1.18M +$99.3K +1,145 +9%
MCM
31
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$989K +$59K +680 +6%
Natixis Advisors
32
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$973K -$31.1K -359 -3%
PWAP
33
Private Wealth Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$839K -$81K -934 -9%
LTFS
34
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$839K +$637K +7,342 +288%
Commonwealth Equity Services
35
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$834K +$607 +7 +0.1%
NYLIM
36
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$760K -$2.74M -31,628 -78%
Ameriprise
37
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$738K +$27.8K +320 +4%
FHC
38
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$732K +$159K +1,835 +27%
LWM
39
LBA Wealth Management
Florida
$606K -$107K -1,235 -15%
PAG
40
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$601K +$1.91K +22 +0.3%
VFS
41
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$597K -$45.4K -524 -7%
FBNAT
42
FirstMerit Bank N.A. Trustee
Ohio
$585K +$21.9K +253 +4%
VAM
43
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$575K +$588K +6,784 New
PAG
44
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$574K +$60.4K +697 +11%
ONB
45
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$514K -$93.6K -1,079 -15%
WCM
46
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
$472K +$483K +5,575 New
LS
47
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$435K -$42.5K -490 -9%
WI
48
WBI Investments
New Jersey
$419K +$429K +4,944 New
FA
49
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$395K -$13.7K -158 -3%
FAAS
50
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$360K +$105K +1,215 +40%

VOX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

94 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $516M — up 5% from $492M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new VOX positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Managed Account Advisors, adding an estimated $43.9M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $21.5M.

  • 94 institutional investors held Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX) as of Q4 2014, up from 83 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $516M of Vanguard Communication Services ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Vanguard Communication Services ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 9 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Communication Services ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Managed Account Advisors, an estimated $43.9M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Communication Services ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $21.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.