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Vanguard Communication Services ETF
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160 hedge funds and large institutions have $593M invested in Vanguard Communication Services ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

64% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 36

34% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $441M → $593M (+$152M)

21% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 24

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 156 → 160 (+4)

0.52% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.99% → 48.51% (+0.52%)

51% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $226K | Put options by funds: $461K

Holders
160
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.56%
% of All Funds
3.66%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
29
Increased
59
Reduced
36
Closed
24
Calls
$226K
Puts
$461K
Net Calls
-$235K
Net Calls Change
+$11K

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$11.3M
2
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
+$11.2M
3
M&T Bank
M&T Bank
New York
+$10.5M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$9.11M
5
EC
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
+$8.97M

Top Sellers

1
MIH
Meitav Investment House
Israel
-$7.33M
2
PL
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
-$6.05M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$5.09M
4
ST
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
-$4.59M
5
MIH
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
-$4.48M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ACA
26
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
$2.92M +$2.49M +28,804 +598%
VAM
27
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$2.88M +$92.4K +1,071 +3%
LTFS
28
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.73M +$1.27M +14,772 +89%
PNC Financial Services Group
29
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$2.66M -$219K -2,536 -8%
HT
30
Heritage Trust
Oklahoma
$2.46M -$17.9K -208 -0.7%
DBIA
31
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$2.4M +$104K +1,200 +5%
Nomura Asset Management
32
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$2.18M +$690K +8,000 +47%
WA
33
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$2.16M -$50.7K -588 -2%
RJFSA
34
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.11M +$80.8K +936 +4%
FT
35
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$1.96M -$105K -1,222 -5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
36
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.92M -$105K -1,216 -5%
TCOO
37
Trust Company of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
$1.89M +$8.8K +102 +0.5%
WI
38
WBI Investments
New Jersey
$1.85M +$1.83M +21,231 New
SB
39
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.8M +$355K +4,112 +25%
RW
40
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$1.67M +$125K +1,450 +8%
Janney Montgomery Scott
41
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.65M +$730K +8,457 +81%
PFM
42
Parsec Financial Management
North Carolina
$1.44M +$22.1K +256 +2%
RCG
43
Rock Creek Group
District of Columbia
$1.42M +$1.41M +16,291 New
SG Americas Securities
44
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.41M -$5.09M -59,000 -78%
JP Morgan Chase
45
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.41M +$291K +3,372 +26%
Allianz Asset Management
46
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.24M +$1.23M +14,271 New
PAG
47
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.19M +$877K +10,160 +286%
MML Investors Services
48
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.16M +$196K +2,266 +20%
ECM
49
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
$1.11M +$339K +3,933 +45%
SF
50
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$1.07M -$66.8K -774 -6%
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VOX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

160 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $593M — up 34% from $441M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new VOX positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $11.3M. The largest seller was Meitav Investment House, cutting an estimated $7.33M.

  • 160 institutional investors held Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX) as of Q3 2018, up from 156 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $593M of Vanguard Communication Services ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 34% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Vanguard Communication Services ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 24 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Communication Services ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $11.3M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Communication Services ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Meitav Investment House, an estimated $7.33M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.