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VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF
VPU

131 hedge funds and large institutions have $384M invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

223% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.01M | Put options by funds: $314K

1.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 21.78% → 22.86% (+1.1%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $395M → $384M (-$11.4M)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 136 → 131 (-5)

16% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 19

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 43

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
131
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-3.68%
% of All Funds
3.53%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
16
Increased
31
Reduced
43
Closed
19
Calls
$1.01M
Puts
$314K
Net Calls
+$701K
Net Calls Change
+$275K

Top Buyers

1
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
+$22.4M
2
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$8.43M
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$3.16M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$2.96M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.55M

Top Sellers

1
AIG
American International Group
New York
-$5.29M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$4.76M
3
FMLI
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
-$4.38M
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$2.53M
5
VAM
Visium Asset Management
New York
-$2.36M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VAM
26
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$2.52M +$637K +6,692 +31%
CCMD
27
Cypress Capital Management (Delaware)
Delaware
$2.42M -$85.2K -895 -3%
B
28
Bailard
California
$2.25M +$85.8K +901 +4%
WA
29
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$2.04M -$1.52K -16 -0.1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
30
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.72M -$128K -1,349 -7%
Vanguard Group
31
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.66M +$318K +3,338 +22%
VC
32
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.58M +$282K +2,960 +20%
DBIA
33
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$1.57M – – –
M&T Bank
34
M&T Bank
New York
$1.42M -$9.52K -100 -0.6%
BEAM
35
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$1.42M -$95.2K -1,000 -6%
FIM
36
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.24M -$101K -1,065 -7%
TH
37
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.23M +$679K +7,132 +110%
MAA
38
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$1.19M +$358K +3,757 +40%
Jane Street
39
Jane Street
New York
$1.07M -$654K -6,870 -37%
PFS
40
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.05M -$34.7K -364 -3%
Fifth Third Bancorp
41
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$903K -$85.1K -894 -8%
GWM
42
Greenwich Wealth Management
Connecticut
$803K +$21K +220 +3%
EC
43
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$788K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
44
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$778K +$825K +8,659 New
NG
45
Northstar Group
New York
$661K – – –
HIS
46
Horizon Investment Services
Indiana
$616K +$95.8K +1,006 +17%
Ameriprise
47
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$557K +$159K +1,672 +37%
FAAS
48
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$553K -$62.5K -656 -10%
MFS
49
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$536K -$53K -557 -9%
DBT
50
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$507K -$1.14K -12 -0.2%
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VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

131 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $384M — down 2.9% from $395M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of VPU and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 43 trimmed existing stakes and 31 added.

The largest buyer was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), adding an estimated $22.4M. The largest seller was American International Group, cutting an estimated $5.29M.

  • 131 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q2 2015, down from 136 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $384M of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q2 2015, down 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 19 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $22.4M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q2 2015 was American International Group, an estimated $5.29M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.