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VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF
VPU

151 hedge funds and large institutions have $843M invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

250% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 7 (+5)

137% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $355M → $843M (+$488M)

71% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 17

39% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 36

13.61% more ownership

Funds ownership: 21.45% → 35.06% (+14%)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 141 → 151 (+10)

7% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.18M | Put options by funds: $1.27M

Holders
151
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+7.09%
% of All Funds
4.02%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+250%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
29
Increased
50
Reduced
36
Closed
17
Calls
$1.18M
Puts
$1.27M
Net Calls
-$93K
Net Calls Change
-$1.03M

Top Buyers

1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$321M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$16.2M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$16.1M
4
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
+$14.3M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$12.3M

Top Sellers

1
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$8.47M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$7.12M
3
FMLI
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
-$7.04M
4
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$2.82M
5
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.22M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FIM
51
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.43M -$119K -1,189 -8%
PFS
52
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.27M -$91.6K -917 -7%
DHFB
53
Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown
Virginia
$1.02M +$963K +9,635 New
DBT
54
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$968K +$424K +4,245 +89%
Creative Planning
55
Creative Planning
Kansas
$952K -$36.7K -367 -4%
FAAS
56
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$936K -$14.4K -144 -2%
SI
57
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$871K +$261K +2,612 +48%
JMPWA
58
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$871K +$810K +8,103 New
SWP
59
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$869K +$81.7K +818 +11%
GWM
60
Greenwich Wealth Management
Connecticut
$863K -$27.5K -275 -3%
HIS
61
Horizon Investment Services
Indiana
$777K -$218K -2,183 -23%
RVPG
62
Relative Value Partners Group
$757K – – –
NG
63
Northstar Group
New York
$721K – – –
QAM
64
Quantres Asset Management
Cayman Islands
$636K +$591K +5,910 New
EDRH
65
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$604K +$562K +5,620 New
PCA
66
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$587K +$275K +2,754 +102%
IH
67
IFC Holdings
Florida
$567K +$523K +5,234 New
AA
68
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$562K +$62.9K +630 +14%
RMAM
69
Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management
New Jersey
$512K +$476K +4,764 New
CAN
70
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$506K -$18.4K -184 -4%
Bank of Montreal
71
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$489K +$11.4K +114 +3%
ICOA
72
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$483K +$30.5K +305 +7%
FPFS
73
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$473K +$47.6K +476 +12%
V
74
Veritable
Delaware
$460K – – –
Goldman Sachs
75
Goldman Sachs
New York
$444K -$3.9K -39 -0.9%
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VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

151 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $843M — up 137% from $355M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new VPU positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, opening a new position worth an estimated $321M. The largest seller was HighTower Advisors, cutting an estimated $8.47M.

  • 151 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q1 2016, up from 141 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $843M of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 137% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 17 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $321M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q1 2016 was HighTower Advisors, an estimated $8.47M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.