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Vanguard Communication Services ETF
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169 hedge funds and large institutions have $472M invested in Vanguard Communication Services ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 175 → 169 (-6)

8.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 57.15% → 48.94% (-8.2%)

15% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 27

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 64

24% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $625M → $472M (-$153M)

59% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $510K | Put options by funds: $1.25M

Holders
169
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-3.43%
% of All Funds
3.87%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
23
Increased
50
Reduced
64
Closed
27
Calls
$510K
Puts
$1.25M
Net Calls
-$736K
Net Calls Change
-$533K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$26.6M
2
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
+$5.1M
3
MIH
Meitav Investment House
Israel
+$4.95M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$4.54M
5
MIH
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
+$3.74M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$100M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$37.3M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$5.75M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$4.38M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$3.74M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CFA
151
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$4K – – –
SEI Investments
152
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$4K +$1.42K +16 +53%
RFA
153
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$4K +$3.9K +44 New
Simplex Trading
154
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$4K +$5.22K +59 New
JCM
155
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$3K -$1.42K -16 -33%
AIM
156
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$3K – – –
AA
157
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$3K – – –
PCFFS
158
Pacific Center for Financial Services
California
$3K – – –
CHP
159
Cable Hill Partners
Oregon
$3K +$3.01K +34 New
GI
160
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$2K – – –
SFG
161
SevenBridge Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
TAIM
162
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$2K +$89 +1 +5%
SWA
163
Sutton Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1.67K +$1.77K +20 New
FCAS
164
First Command Advisory Services
Texas
$1K -$885 -10 -28%
RFC
165
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$1K – – –
SFSIG
166
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$1K – – –
TFA
167
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
MCWS
168
McKinley Carter Wealth Services
West Virginia
$1K +$1.33K +15 New
FCFS
169
First Command Financial Services
Texas
$1K +$2.3K +26 New
LJAC
170
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
– -$1.11M -12,152 Closed
CCP
171
Corient Capital Partners
California
– -$1.06M -11,667 Closed
NCM
172
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
– -$961K -10,538 Closed
Millennium Management
173
Millennium Management
New York
– -$726K -7,965 Closed
GP
174
Greenline Partners
New York
– -$383K -4,205 Closed
OAM
175
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
– -$274K -2,970 Closed
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VOX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

169 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $472M — down 24% from $625M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of VOX and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 64 trimmed existing stakes and 50 added.

The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, opening a new position worth an estimated $26.6M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $100M.

  • 169 institutional investors held Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX) as of Q1 2018, down from 175 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $472M of Vanguard Communication Services ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Vanguard Communication Services ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 27 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Communication Services ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $26.6M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Communication Services ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $100M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.