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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
RDFA
551
Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory
Ohio
$30.9K – – –
TLCM
552
Twin Lakes Capital Management
California
$30.9K – – –
GSWM
553
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$30K – – –
ATS
554
Ashton Thomas Securities
New York
$29.5K – – –
TPCW
555
TD Private Client Wealth
New York
$28.6K – – –
NS
556
NBC Securities
Alabama
$28K – – –
Q1WB
557
Quest 10 Wealth Builders
Virginia
$27.9K – – –
CNBTD
558
Citizens National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$26.8K – – –
National Bank of Canada
559
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$25.6K +$3.1K +18 +14%
LFG
560
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$25.2K +$690 +4 +3%
BIG
561
Brooklyn Investment Group
New York
$24.5K -$345 -2 -1%
MDA
562
Minot DeBlois Advisors
Massachusetts
$24K – – –
BCMLT
563
Beacon Capital Management LLC (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$23.1K – – –
AAG
564
Armstrong Advisory Group
Massachusetts
$22.1K +$2.24K +13 +12%
PFBT
565
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$20.1K +$11.9K +69 +153%
HDIM
566
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$19K – – –
OLVIG
567
Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group
Michigan
$19K +$19.1K +111 New
CT
568
Clearstead Trust
Maine
$18.7K – – –
CAM
569
Clarity Asset Management
Iowa
$17.8K +$172 +1 +1%
RF
570
Rossby Financial
Florida
$17.8K +$17.4K +101 New
BL
571
BFSG LLC
California
$17.7K – – –
CBT
572
Crews Bank & Trust
Florida
$17.7K – – –
DI
573
DAGCO Inc
Ohio
$17.7K – – –
FDW
574
Fourth Dimension Wealth
Ohio
$17.7K – – –
SIS
575
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$16K +$345 +2 +2%
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23
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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.