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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
MIC
51
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$320K -$4.2K -50 -1%
RT
52
Rockland Trust
Massachusetts
$309K +$63.1K +752 +26%
Vanguard Group
53
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$305K +$16.5K +197 +6%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
54
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$300K -$30.1K -359 -9%
WIC
55
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$292K
ICOA
56
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$279K +$4.53K +54 +2%
CAN
57
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$271K +$30.4K +362 +13%
Stifel Financial
58
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$253K +$253K +3,020 New
Susquehanna International Group
59
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$251K -$103K -1,225 -29%
VFS
60
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$251K +$19.9K +237 +9%
PCA
61
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$247K +$247K +2,949 New
TRCT
62
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$245K -$557K -6,644 -69%
WA
63
WFG Advisors
Texas
$238K +$209K +2,493 +731%
Citigroup
64
Citigroup
New York
$228K +$8.56K +102 +4%
CFA
65
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$227K +$1.34K +16 +0.6%
CAL
66
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$222K
CB
67
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$218K +$2.94K +35 +1%
Creative Planning
68
Creative Planning
Kansas
$215K -$9.06K -108 -4%
SSB
69
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$207K
FNT
70
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$200K +$200K +2,389 New
WP
71
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$153K +$153K +1,826 New
AIG
72
American International Group
New York
$125K -$9.73K -116 -7%
S
73
SignatureFD
Georgia
$100K -$923 -11 -0.9%
JFGIW
74
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$85K
IWMPD
75
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$83K -$5.03K -60 -6%

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.