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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
BONH
576
Bank of New Hampshire
New Hampshire
$15.9K – – –
FUBT
577
First United Bank & Trust
Maryland
$15.9K – – –
MEG
578
Millstone Evans Group
Colorado
$15.7K – – –
JHCP
579
Jackson Hole Capital Partners
Oklahoma
$15.5K – – –
PIS
580
POM Investment Strategies
North Carolina
$14.3K – – –
TVWM
581
Tower View Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$14.2K – – –
PIP
582
Peachtree Investment Partners
Florida
$14.1K -$3.45K -20 -20%
CAL
583
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$14K – – –
AA
584
Addison Advisors
Vermont
$13.2K – – –
ADL
585
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$13K +$517 +3 +4%
SIC
586
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$12.4K +$12.1K +70 New
ACA
587
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$12.2K -$14.5K -84 -55%
MMG
588
Monetary Management Group
Missouri
$12K – – –
CB
589
Community Bank
New York
$11.5K – – –
PMFA
590
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$11.1K – – –
Deutsche Bank
591
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$10.4K – – –
GWANC
592
Guardian Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$9.53K -$7.07K -41 -43%
TCM
593
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$8.83K – – –
NMG
594
New Millennium Group
Utah
$7.81K – – –
BFPW
595
BOK Financial Private Wealth
Colorado
$7.77K +$7.59K +44 New
KFI
596
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$7.24K – – –
AWM
597
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$7.06K – – –
WA
598
WPG Advisers
Maryland
$6.88K – – –
IHWM
599
Iron Horse Wealth Management
Iowa
$5.65K – – –
GC
600
Gould Capital
Washington
$5.45K – – –
22 23
24
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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.