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VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF
VPU

617 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.25B invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 227 increasing their positions, 176 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

356% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.73M | Put options by funds: $1.69M

72% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 36

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 227 | Existing positions reduced: 176

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.08B → $2.25B (+$169M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 601 → 617 (+16)

1.86% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.71% → 32.57% (+1.9%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 11 (0)

Holders
617
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+2.66%
% of All Funds
8.12%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
62
Increased
227
Reduced
176
Closed
36
Calls
$7.73M
Puts
$1.69M
Net Calls
+$6.04M
Net Calls Change
-$3.68M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
+$81.4M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$20.3M
3
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$13.3M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$9.12M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$6.57M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$22.7M
2
TIAA Trust, National Association
TIAA Trust, National Association
North Carolina
-$14.9M
3
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$11M
4
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
-$9M
5
VC
Vestor Capital
Illinois
-$8.01M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RFA
526
Register Financial Advisors
Georgia
$53.8K +$52.6K +305 New
AEPWM
527
Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management
Florida
$53K – – –
FWP
528
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
$52.5K +$345 +2 +0.7%
SL
529
Salomon & Ludwin
Virginia
$51.8K -$1.55K -9 -3%
VC
530
Vestor Capital
Illinois
$50K -$8.01M -46,453 -99%
PAG
531
Paladin Advisory Group
Iowa
$49.4K – – –
OP
532
ORG Partners
Indiana
$48.7K – – –
BC
533
Barrett & Company
Rhode Island
$48.5K – – –
HIIFS
534
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$48K – – –
BCM
535
Blume Capital Management
California
$47.7K +$2.59K +15 +6%
RF
536
Robbins Farley
New Hampshire
$45K -$3.97K -23 -8%
SWA
537
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$44.1K – – –
MHR
538
Matthew Hamilton Rosenberg
$43.8K – – –
MSG
539
Main Street Group
Virginia
$43.2K – – –
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
540
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$43.1K – – –
UIA
541
Ulland Investment Advisors
Minnesota
$43K – – –
NB
542
NBT Bank
New York
$41K +$172 +1 +0.4%
NWM
543
Nova Wealth Management
Florida
$35.1K -$9.49K -55 -22%
SAM
544
Smartleaf Asset Management
Massachusetts
$34.6K – – –
ME
545
McIlrath & Eck
Washington
$34.4K – – –
MBFW
546
Morton Brown Family Wealth
Pennsylvania
$33.7K +$345 +2 +1%
MPW
547
MASECO Private Wealth
$33.6K +$32.8K +190 New
UCB
548
United Community Bank
South Carolina
$33.5K – – –
GWSG
549
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$33.2K -$153K -889 -83%
FMTCOCP
550
Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA
Pennsylvania
$33K +$32.4K +188 New
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VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

617 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $2.25B — up 8.1% from $2.08B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new VPU positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 227 added to existing stakes and 176 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), adding an estimated $81.4M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $22.7M.

  • 617 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q2 2025, up from 601 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $2.25B of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 36 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $81.4M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $22.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.