Vanguard Communication Services ETF
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$26.6M |
| 2 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
+$5.1M |
| 3 |
MIH
Meitav Investment House
Bene-Beraq,
Israel
|
+$4.95M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$4.54M |
| 5 |
MIH
Madison Investment Holdings
Madison,
Wisconsin
|
+$3.74M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$100M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$37.3M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$5.75M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$4.38M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$3.74M |
VOX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
169 of the 4,373 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.