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VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF
VPU

294 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.21B invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 96 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

119% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.86M | Put options by funds: $2.67M

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 25

30% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 96 | Existing positions reduced: 74

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.02B → $1.21B (+$191M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 286 → 294 (+8)

0.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 26.83% → 27.72% (+0.89%)

Holders
294
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+2.8%
% of All Funds
6.45%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
34
Increased
96
Reduced
74
Closed
25
Calls
$5.86M
Puts
$2.67M
Net Calls
+$3.19M
Net Calls Change
+$2.73M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$26.2M
2
TF
TIAA FSB
Florida
+$15.4M
3
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
+$11.4M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$9.71M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$8.54M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$17.5M
2
RWA
Redhawk Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
-$9.15M
3
UFF
USA Financial Formulas
Michigan
-$7.02M
4
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
-$5.84M
5
MPM
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
-$3.83M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PCIA
226
Prime Capital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$170K +$163K +1,186 New
WT
227
Whittier Trust
California
$162K – – –
BWM
228
BerganKDV Wealth Management
Minnesota
$154K – – –
IA
229
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$152K -$283K -2,059 -66%
FHA
230
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$151K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
231
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$150K – – –
FPB
232
First PREMIER Bank
South Dakota
$148K – – –
TIM
233
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$144K – – –
SPIA
234
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$143K +$40.9K +298 +43%
NSB
235
Norway Savings Bank
Maine
$141K – – –
CCM
236
Covington Capital Management
California
$138K – – –
BWA
237
BDO Wealth Advisors
Florida
$136K – – –
PCFFS
238
Pacific Center for Financial Services
California
$132K – – –
AIP
239
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$129K -$17.3K -126 -12%
CAL
240
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$125K – – –
RFWA
241
RPg Family Wealth Advisory
Massachusetts
$115K +$110K +804 New
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
242
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$90K +$69K +503 +416%
William Blair & Company
243
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$87K – – –
EW
244
Evoke Wealth
California
$82.1K +$77.8K +567 New
FGAM
245
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$81K -$42.8K -312 -35%
JGIA
246
Jackson Grant Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$72K – – –
CFA
247
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$65K -$15.1K -110 -20%
FNBOSM
248
First National Bank of South Miami
Florida
$65K – – –
GSWM
249
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$60K – – –
JCM
250
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$56K – – –
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VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

294 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $1.21B — up 19% from $1.02B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new VPU positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 96 added to existing stakes and 74 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $26.2M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $17.5M.

  • 294 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q3 2019, up from 286 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.21B of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 25 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $26.2M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $17.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.