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VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF
VPU

137 hedge funds and large institutions have $579M invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

288% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 8

141% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.27M | Put options by funds: $942K

70% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $340M → $579M (+$240M)

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 118 → 137 (+19)

9.79% more ownership

Funds ownership: 20.13% → 29.92% (+9.8%)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 36

Holders
137
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+16.1%
% of All Funds
3.65%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
31
Increased
37
Reduced
36
Closed
8
Calls
$2.27M
Puts
$942K
Net Calls
+$1.33M
Net Calls Change
+$1.48M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$151M
2
FMI
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
+$26.5M
3
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
+$9.95M
4
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
+$9.33M
5
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
+$6.37M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$7.63M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$4.64M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$4.14M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$3.1M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$2.23M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HW
26
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$3.32M – – –
FT
27
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$3.1M +$90.3K +920 +3%
WA
28
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$2.68M -$30.7K -313 -1%
B
29
Bailard
California
$2.5M +$22K +224 +0.9%
HighTower Advisors
30
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.01M +$1.07M +10,914 +125%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
31
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.86M +$492K +5,010 +38%
BEAM
32
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$1.83M -$4.91K -50 -0.3%
DBIA
33
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$1.79M – – –
M&T Bank
34
M&T Bank
New York
$1.69M +$1.62M +16,519 New
FMLI
35
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$1.45M -$1.06M -10,800 -43%
VC
36
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.37M +$142K +1,445 +12%
PFS
37
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.24M -$3.93K -40 -0.3%
FIM
38
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.13M -$106K -1,082 -9%
Susquehanna International Group
39
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.09M -$4.14M -42,137 -80%
Vanguard Group
40
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.09M +$588K +5,990 +129%
DHFB
41
Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown
Virginia
$1.06M +$1.02M +10,375 New
NPC
42
National Planning Corporation
California
$1M -$5.2K -53 -0.5%
EC
43
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$898K -$68.7K -700 -7%
TCM
44
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$878K – – –
NG
45
Northstar Group
New York
$808K +$776K +7,900 New
GWM
46
Greenwich Wealth Management
Connecticut
$741K -$147K -1,500 -17%
CWM
47
Concert Wealth Management
California
$715K +$103K +1,052 +18%
MFS
48
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$663K +$135K +1,380 +27%
FAAS
49
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$659K -$260K -2,651 -29%
VAM
50
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$609K +$584K +5,950 New
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VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

137 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $579M — up 70% from $340M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new VPU positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 37 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.

The largest buyer was 1832 Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $151M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.63M sold.

  • 137 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q4 2014, up from 118 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $579M of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 70% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was 1832 Asset Management, an estimated $151M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q4 2014 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $7.63M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.