Vanguard Utilities ETF
216 hedge funds and large institutions have $694M invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
147% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 19
91% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $804K | Put options by funds: $420K
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 188 → 216 (+28)
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 54
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $686M → $694M (+$8.46M)
0.31% more ownership
Funds ownership: 25.82% → 26.13% (+0.31%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HIIFS
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Ramat Gan,
Israel
|
+$25.8M |
| 2 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
+$7.66M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$7.49M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$4.42M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$2.57M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$10.8M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$6.61M |
| 3 |
PFA
Pinnacle Family Advisors
Springfield,
Missouri
|
-$5.42M |
| 4 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
-$4.61M |
| 5 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
-$3.54M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AL
226
Aspiriant LLC
Los Angeles,
California
| – | -$205K | -1,759 | Closed |
|
|
TAT
227
TD Ameritrade Trust
Denver,
Colorado
| – | -$209K | -1,724 | Closed |
|
|
EAM
228
Evanson Asset Management
Carmel,
California
| – | -$201K | -1,721 | Closed |
|
|
NFG
229
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$46K | -382 | Closed |
|
|
AC
230
Alexandria Capital
Arlington,
Virginia
| – | -$31K | -267 | Closed |
|
|
AA
231
Advisory Alpha
Holland,
Michigan
| – | -$24K | -198 | Closed |
|
|
GT
232
Greenleaf Trust
Kalamazoo,
Michigan
| – | -$21K | -183 | Closed |
|
233
JP Morgan Chase
New York
| – | -$7K | -63 | Closed |
|
VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
216 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $694M — up 1.2% from $686M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new VPU positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services, adding an estimated $25.8M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $10.8M.
- 216 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q4 2017, up from 188 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $694M of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 47 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 19 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services, an estimated $25.8M added.
- The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $10.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.