Vanguard Utilities ETF
VPU
167 hedge funds and large institutions have $595M invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
78% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.42M | Put options by funds: $1.36M
25% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 16
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 167 → 167 (0)
8.73% less ownership
Funds ownership: 35.6% → 26.87% (-8.7%)
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 5 (-1)
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 63
33% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $883M → $595M (-$288M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
+$115M |
| 2 |
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
+$11.1M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$8.11M |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$5.53M |
| 5 |
VAM
Visionary Asset Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$2.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$332M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$14.6M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$8.86M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$7.6M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$5.79M |
VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
167 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $595M — down 33% from $883M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new VPU positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 63 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), adding an estimated $115M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $332M.
- 167 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q3 2016, unchanged from Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $595M of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q3 2016, down 33% quarter-over-quarter.
- 20 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 16 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $115M added.
- The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $332M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.