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VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF
VPU

90 hedge funds and large institutions have $273M invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

106% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.14M | Put options by funds: $1.04M

30% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 23

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 13

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $267M → $273M (+$5.38M)

0.78% more ownership

Funds ownership: 19.49% → 20.27% (+0.78%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 91 → 90 (-1)

Holders
90
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.1%
% of All Funds
2.92%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
14
Increased
30
Reduced
23
Closed
13
Calls
$2.14M
Puts
$1.04M
Net Calls
+$1.1M
Net Calls Change
+$148K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$18.3M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$14.5M
3
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$6.92M
4
AIG
American International Group
New York
+$2.23M
5
B
Bailard
California
+$2.05M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$14M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$5.19M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$4.81M
4
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
-$3.09M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$2.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Deutsche Bank
51
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$306K – – –
NSIM
52
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$305K -$197K -2,365 -39%
KTC
53
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$285K +$749 +9 +0.3%
FAAS
54
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$270K +$15.7K +189 +6%
Goldman Sachs
55
Goldman Sachs
New York
$265K +$270K +3,247 New
Neuberger Berman Group
56
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$264K – – –
AA
57
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$256K +$3.33K +40 +1%
KFS
58
KMS Financial Services
Washington
$254K – – –
Creative Planning
59
Creative Planning
Kansas
$252K +$8.32K +100 +3%
GA
60
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$245K – – –
NDSI
61
Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc
Rhode Island
$243K -$18.7K -225 -7%
RIA
62
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$227K +$86.9K +1,044 +60%
SHA
63
Smith Hayes Advisers
Nebraska
$217K +$221K +2,657 New
SC
64
SouthState Corp
Florida
$205K – – –
CCM
65
Covington Capital Management
California
$203K – – –
BRWA
66
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$198K +$18.3K +220 +10%
LNB
67
Ledyard National Bank
$194K +$102K +1,230 +106%
PAS
68
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$170K -$51.7K -621 -23%
MFS
69
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$170K -$26.6K -320 -13%
FHA
70
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$143K +$146K +1,755 New
GT
71
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$122K +$125K +1,500 New
1IC
72
1919 Investment Counsel
Maryland
$88K – – –
HNB
73
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$84K – – –
TIM
74
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$82K – – –
NES
75
New England Securities
New York
$73K – – –
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VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

90 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $273M — up 2% from $267M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new VPU positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 30 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $18.3M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, exiting entirely with an estimated $14M sold.

  • 90 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q3 2013, down from 91 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $273M of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 13 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $18.3M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $14M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.