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VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF
VPU

155 hedge funds and large institutions have $650M invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

91% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.67M | Put options by funds: $877K

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $595M → $650M (+$55M)

1.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 26.87% → 28.37% (+1.5%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 167 → 155 (-12)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)

26% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 35

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 54

Holders
155
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-7.19%
% of All Funds
3.88%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
26
Increased
40
Reduced
54
Closed
35
Calls
$1.67M
Puts
$877K
Net Calls
+$794K
Net Calls Change
-$267K

Top Buyers

1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$106M
2
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
+$8.48M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$2.03M
4
MHI
Miller Howard Investments
New York
+$1.68M
5
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
+$1.32M

Top Sellers

1
CPO
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
-$13.1M
2
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
-$10.8M
3
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
-$5.97M
4
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$5.35M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$5.31M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HW
26
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$2.61M – – –
Goldman Sachs
27
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.56M +$2.03M +19,386 +423%
RSA
28
Robertson Stephens Advisors
California
$2.4M +$2.35M +22,395 New
WA
29
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$2.37M -$2.62K -25 -0.1%
Royal Bank of Canada
30
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.21M -$3.13M -29,854 -59%
CCMD
31
Cypress Capital Management (Delaware)
Delaware
$2.08M -$156K -1,487 -7%
RJFSA
32
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.01M -$11.6K -111 -0.6%
VC
33
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.96M -$52.7K -503 -3%
JMPWA
34
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$1.94M +$347K +3,313 +22%
DBIA
35
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$1.76M +$12.6K +120 +0.7%
FIM
36
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.74M +$184K +1,753 +12%
MHI
37
Miller Howard Investments
New York
$1.72M +$1.68M +16,079 New
MFS
38
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.63M -$349K -3,327 -18%
BEAM
39
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$1.6M -$44.9K -429 -3%
HighTower Advisors
40
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.55M -$34.5K -329 -2%
CPO
41
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$1.48M -$13.1M -124,886 -90%
PCA
42
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$1.45M +$367K +3,507 +35%
Creative Planning
43
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.41M +$390K +3,723 +40%
FAAS
44
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.39M +$19.3K +184 +1%
PFS
45
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.24M +$61.5K +587 +5%
UCFA
46
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.19M -$84.3K -805 -7%
BF
47
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$1.12M -$37.3K -356 -3%
CS
48
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$1.1M +$190K +1,812 +21%
SF
49
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$1.09M -$54.4K -519 -5%
FFC
50
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$1M +$29.5K +282 +3%
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VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

155 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $650M — up 9.2% from $595M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 35 funds closed out of VPU and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 54 trimmed existing stakes and 40 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, adding an estimated $106M. The largest seller was Cerity Partners OCIO, cutting an estimated $13.1M.

  • 155 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q4 2016, down from 167 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $650M of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 35 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $106M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Cerity Partners OCIO, an estimated $13.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.