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Vanguard Communication Services ETF

106 hedge funds and large institutions have $558M invested in Vanguard Communication Services ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

91% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 11

78% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $537K | Put options by funds: $302K

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 29

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $498M → $558M (+$60.4M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 98106 (+8)

1.18% less ownership

Funds ownership: 65.38%64.2% (-1.2%)

Holders
106
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+8.16%
% of All Funds
2.78%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
21
Increased
37
Reduced
29
Closed
11
Calls
$537K
Puts
$302K
Net Calls
+$235K
Net Calls Change
+$3.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WF
26
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$1.32M +$12.3K +147 +0.9%
Royal Bank of Canada
27
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.31M +$200K +2,383 +18%
TH
28
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.24M +$839K +10,003 +212%
LTFS
29
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$993K +$538K +6,412 +118%
PAG
30
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$921K +$609K +7,261 +195%
ACS
31
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$863K +$28.5K +340 +3%
PAG
32
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$827K +$91.7K +1,093 +12%
MFS
33
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$810K +$616K +7,340 +318%
FBNAT
34
FirstMerit Bank N.A. Trustee
Ohio
$746K -$18.2K -217 -2%
PWAP
35
Private Wealth Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$738K -$38K -453 -5%
BAC
36
Boys Arnold & Co
North Carolina
$737K +$492K +5,860 +201%
Commonwealth Equity Services
37
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$712K -$35.8K -427 -5%
KP
38
Keel Point
Alabama
$591K +$591K +7,046 New
LWM
39
LBA Wealth Management
Florida
$543K -$36.9K -440 -6%
FHC
40
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$534K -$407K -4,850 -43%
WPC
41
Waters Parkerson & Co
Louisiana
$528K +$528K +6,288 New
CCM
42
Condor Capital Management
New Jersey
$497K +$497K +5,919 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
43
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$482K -$129K -1,532 -21%
BCMIO
44
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$450K +$289K +3,449 +180%
PFM
45
Parsec Financial Management
North Carolina
$411K +$411K +4,901 New
Ameriprise
46
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$352K +$46.6K +556 +15%
BRWM
47
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$351K -$435K -5,188 -55%
ONB
48
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$337K -$1.26K -15 -0.4%
Fifth Third Bancorp
49
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$328K +$151K +1,794 +85%
BFA
50
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$323K -$14.3K -170 -4%

VOX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

106 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $558M — up 12% from $498M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new VOX positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 37 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $15M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.64M sold.

  • 106 institutional investors held Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX) as of Q4 2015, up from 98 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $558M of Vanguard Communication Services ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Vanguard Communication Services ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Communication Services ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $15M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Communication Services ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $1.64M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.