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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
UFA
76
US Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$83K +$83.5K +995 New
CG
77
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$71K +$70.9K +845 New
IA
78
IFP Advisors
Florida
$61K +$61.2K +729 New
CFA
79
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$46K
GT
80
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$37K -$420K -5,003 -92%
US Bancorp
81
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$35K
EWM
82
Endurance Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$34K
PAI
83
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$25K -$1.26K -15 -5%
AC
84
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$24K
Bank of Montreal
85
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$21K -$14.3K -171 -40%
WRM
86
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$18K
KM
87
Kalos Management
Georgia
$14K
VNA
88
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$13K +$12.9K +154 New
JIC
89
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$12K
LNB
90
Ledyard National Bank
$12K
PFG
91
Piershale Financial Group
Illinois
$12K +$12.1K +144 New
GWM
92
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$9K
JP Morgan Chase
93
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$9K +$8.64K +103 New
DADC
94
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$8K -$7.55K -90 -47%
MPWT
95
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$7.72K +$7.72K +92 New
PMFA
96
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$7K +$7.3K +87 New
ASN
97
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$6K
EWM
98
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$6K
HI
99
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$6K
FHA
100
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$5K +$2.43K +29 +100%

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.