Vanguard Utilities ETF
155 hedge funds and large institutions have $650M invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
91% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.67M | Put options by funds: $877K
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $595M → $650M (+$55M)
1.5% more ownership
Funds ownership: 26.87% → 28.37% (+1.5%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 167 → 155 (-12)
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)
26% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 35
26% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 54
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$106M |
| 2 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
+$8.48M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$2.03M |
| 4 |
MHI
Miller Howard Investments
Kingston,
New York
|
+$1.68M |
| 5 |
PAG
Private Advisor Group
Morristown,
New Jersey
|
+$1.32M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CPO
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
|
-$13.1M |
| 2 |
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
-$10.8M |
| 3 |
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnetonka,
Minnesota
|
-$5.97M |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$5.35M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$5.31M |
VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
155 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $650M — up 9.2% from $595M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 35 funds closed out of VPU and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 54 trimmed existing stakes and 40 added.
The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, adding an estimated $106M. The largest seller was Cerity Partners OCIO, cutting an estimated $13.1M.
- 155 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q4 2016, down from 167 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $650M of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 35 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $106M added.
- The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Cerity Partners OCIO, an estimated $13.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.