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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
MAS
76
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$35K -$1.91K -22 -5%
WA
77
WFG Advisors
Texas
$31K +$694 +8 +2%
SGC
78
South Georgia Capital
Illinois
$30K
NPC
79
National Planning Corporation
California
$29.8K +$31K +357 New
AC
80
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$24K
MFS
81
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$23K +$11.4K +132 +97%
Bank of Montreal
82
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$21K
PAI
83
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$20K
LNB
84
Ledyard National Bank
$12K
Barclays
85
Barclays
United Kingdom
$10K -$35.8K -413 -77%
BRWM
86
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$10K
CTC
87
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$8K +$7.8K +90 New
ASN
88
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$6K +$6.07K +70 New
CFA
89
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$5K -$38.8K -447 -89%
TJHA
90
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$3K
BRWA
91
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1.55K -$23.8K -274 -1%
WEC
92
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$340
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
93
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$5 +$2.95K +34 +142%
SG Americas Securities
94
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$1.36M -15,588 Closed
TH
95
Timber Hill
Connecticut
-$1.3M -14,898 Closed
AUIM
96
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
-$1.23M -14,121 Closed
TFA
97
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
-$365K -4,171 Closed
Verition Fund Management
98
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
-$290K -3,325 Closed
CS
99
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$229K -2,626 Closed
PTC
100
Private Trust Company
Ohio
-$33K -381 Closed

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.