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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
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$327M +$15M +178,240 +5%
RIG
2
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$55.1M +$193K +2,304 +0.4%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$31.9M +$734K +8,746 +2%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$25.4M +$1.38M +16,488 +6%
RJA
5
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$15.6M +$211K +2,515 +1%
DY
6
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$9.28M -$235K -2,807 -2%
MFBTD
7
MB Financial Bank - Trust Department
Illinois
$7.97M +$440K +5,239 +6%
V
8
Veritable
Delaware
$7.39M -$127K -1,514 -2%
M&T Bank
9
M&T Bank
New York
$6.34M +$6.34M +75,538 New
Fidelity Investments
10
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$5.68M +$2.5M +29,814 +79%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$5.52M -$646K -7,697 -10%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$4.84M -$630K -7,512 -12%
MPM
13
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
$4.47M -$30.2K -360 -0.7%
MCM
14
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$3.32M +$234K +2,795 +8%
PNC Financial Services Group
15
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$3.29M +$110K +1,306 +3%
HCM
16
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$3.23M +$3.23M +38,444 New
FT
17
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$3.06M -$63.1K -752 -2%
DBIA
18
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$2.5M
BTS
19
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$2.5M +$41.9K +500 +2%
LPL Financial
20
LPL Financial
California
$2.4M +$803K +9,573 +50%
Envestnet Asset Management
21
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.28M +$23.8K +284 +1%
BRWA
22
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1.71M +$3.44K +41 +0.2%
TCOO
23
Trust Company of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
$1.56M -$47.9K -571 -3%
KCM
24
Karp Capital Management
California
$1.48M +$107K +1,270 +8%
ST
25
Sabal Trust
Florida
$1.32M +$1.33M +15,794 New

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.