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VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF
VPU

134 hedge funds and large institutions have $318M invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

336% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.46M | Put options by funds: $335K

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

31% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 16

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 37

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 131 → 134 (+3)

3.37% less ownership

Funds ownership: 22.86% → 19.49% (-3.4%)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $384M → $318M (-$65.8M)

Holders
134
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.29%
% of All Funds
3.74%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
21
Increased
46
Reduced
37
Closed
16
Calls
$1.46M
Puts
$335K
Net Calls
+$1.13M
Net Calls Change
+$424K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$22.2M
2
FMI
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
+$9.28M
3
DOA
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
+$2.48M
4
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$1.4M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.25M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
-$97M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$8.49M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$3.11M
4
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.55M
5
VAM
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
-$2.52M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
26
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.83M +$53.3K +574 +3%
Vanguard Group
27
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.72M +$1.21K +13 +0.1%
VC
28
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.69M +$54.9K +591 +3%
M&T Bank
29
M&T Bank
New York
$1.68M +$213K +2,299 +15%
DBIA
30
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$1.62M -$186 -2 -0%
FIM
31
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.61M +$669K +7,210 +52%
BEAM
32
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$1.47M +$2.51K +27 +0.2%
Envestnet Asset Management
33
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.41M -$1.37M -14,805 -49%
RJFSA
34
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.23M +$1.23M +13,196 New
PFS
35
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.13M +$44.3K +477 +4%
PAG
36
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.01M +$605K +6,515 +151%
Fifth Third Bancorp
37
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$929K -$4.64K -50 -0.5%
TH
38
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$883K -$384K -4,133 -30%
Ameriprise
39
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$878K +$301K +3,237 +52%
EC
40
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$815K – – –
Creative Planning
41
Creative Planning
Kansas
$813K +$812K +8,742 New
HIS
42
Horizon Investment Services
Indiana
$807K +$169K +1,820 +27%
GWM
43
Greenwich Wealth Management
Connecticut
$787K -$44K -474 -5%
SI
44
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$657K +$146K +1,571 +29%
NG
45
Northstar Group
New York
$648K -$37.1K -400 -5%
FAAS
46
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$643K +$67.8K +730 +12%
CAN
47
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$534K +$310K +3,344 +138%
V
48
Veritable
Delaware
$519K +$37.1K +400 +8%
Janney Montgomery Scott
49
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$492K +$110K +1,187 +29%
CS
50
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$466K +$102K +1,104 +28%
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VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

134 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $318M — down 17% from $384M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new VPU positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $22.2M. The largest seller was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), cutting an estimated $97M.

  • 134 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q3 2015, up from 131 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $318M of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $22.2M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $97M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.