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VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF
VPU

118 hedge funds and large institutions have $295M invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 27 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

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 27

11% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.85M | Put options by funds: $4.36M

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 108 → 118 (+10)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $272M → $295M (+$22.6M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

1.99% less ownership

Funds ownership: 20.55% → 18.56% (-2%)

Holders
118
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+9.26%
% of All Funds
3.41%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
21
Increased
39
Reduced
27
Closed
11
Calls
$4.85M
Puts
$4.36M
Net Calls
+$489K
Net Calls Change
-$734K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
+$6.13M
2
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
+$5.8M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$3.28M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.07M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$2.69M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CPO
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
-$15.6M
2
TCM
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
-$8.8M
3
U
UBS
Switzerland
-$5.39M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$3.61M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$1.61M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PNC Financial Services Group
26
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.9M -$572K -6,632 -24%
BEAM
27
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$1.76M -$217K -2,517 -11%
AP
28
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$1.73M +$1.65M +19,098 New
DBIA
29
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$1.58M -$3.28K -38 -0.2%
Royal Bank of Canada
30
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.44M -$1.42M -16,496 -51%
WA
31
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$1.37M +$1.02M +11,801 +355%
LTFS
32
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.25M -$460K -5,333 -28%
PFS
33
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.04M +$56.4K +654 +6%
TCM
34
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$1.03M -$8.8M -101,992 -90%
TH
35
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.01M +$530K +6,148 +124%
AIG
36
American International Group
New York
$974K +$737K +8,550 +387%
NPC
37
National Planning Corporation
California
$958K -$435K -5,045 -32%
GWM
38
Greenwich Wealth Management
Connecticut
$943K +$6.47K +75 +0.7%
FAAS
39
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$885K +$259K +3,002 +44%
EC
40
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$857K – – –
FIM
41
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$820K +$24.6K +285 +3%
VFS
42
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$818K -$101K -1,168 -11%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
43
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$778K +$183K +2,120 +33%
ICOA
44
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$682K +$725K +8,403 New
LIM
45
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$566K – – –
SI
46
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$500K +$68.8K +798 +16%
BAC
47
Boys Arnold & Co
North Carolina
$499K +$476K +5,517 New
Creative Planning
48
Creative Planning
Kansas
$459K +$54.4K +631 +14%
CFS
49
Community Financial System
New York
$439K +$51.8K +600 +14%
Envestnet Asset Management
50
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$431K -$377K -4,371 -48%
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VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

118 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $295M — up 8.3% from $272M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new VPU positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 39 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), adding an estimated $6.13M. The largest seller was Cerity Partners OCIO, cutting an estimated $15.6M.

  • 118 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q1 2014, up from 108 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $295M of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 11 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $6.13M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Cerity Partners OCIO, an estimated $15.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.