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VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF
VPU

221 hedge funds and large institutions have $653M invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.34M | Put options by funds: $1.11M

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 20

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $608M → $653M (+$45M)

2.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 23.81% → 26.42% (+2.6%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 219 → 221 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 71

Holders
221
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.91%
% of All Funds
5.06%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
24
Increased
51
Reduced
71
Closed
20
Calls
$3.34M
Puts
$1.11M
Net Calls
+$2.23M
Net Calls Change
+$1.31M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
+$34.4M
2
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
+$6.01M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$4.03M
4
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
+$3.89M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.86M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$8.19M
2
NSLI
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
-$2.01M
3
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$1.42M
4
WMSA
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
-$1.01M
5
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
-$888K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SG Americas Securities
226
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$290K -2,597 Closed
HF
227
HRT Financial
New York
– -$262K -2,347 Closed
LIM
228
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
– -$240K -2,150 Closed
KA
229
Kovack Advisors
Florida
– -$229K -2,050 Closed
SWP
230
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$127K -1,132 Closed
GT
231
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
– -$101K -870 Closed
VCM
232
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
– -$97K -867 Closed
CFA
233
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
– -$64K -579 Closed
FCAG
234
First Capital Advisors Group
New Jersey
– -$18K -160 Closed
DPA
235
Delphi Private Advisors
California
– -$17K -155 Closed
IWM
236
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
– -$13K -117 Closed
CG
237
Cutler Group
California
– -$11K -100 Closed
HR
238
Howe & Rusling
New York
– -$8K -70 Closed
MCWS
239
McKinley Carter Wealth Services
West Virginia
– -$3K -23 Closed
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VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

221 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $653M — up 7.4% from $608M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new VPU positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 51 added to existing stakes and 71 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cornerstone Wealth Management, adding an estimated $34.4M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $8.19M.

  • 221 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q2 2018, up from 219 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $653M of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 20 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $34.4M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $8.19M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.