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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
DADC
76
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$57K – – –
MCM
77
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$57K – – –
PFG
78
Piershale Financial Group
Illinois
$51K +$51.5K +619 New
Invesco
79
Invesco
Georgia
$45K +$46K +553 New
FWM
80
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$35K +$35.4K +425 New
SF
81
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$28K – – –
Bank of Montreal
82
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$27K – – –
M&T Bank
83
M&T Bank
New York
$27K – – –
ST
84
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$27K – – –
MAS
85
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$11K -$18.3K -220 -63%
WRM
86
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$11K – – –
GI
87
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$11K +$11.7K +140 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
88
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$8K +$6.82K +82 +683%
PSI
89
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$8K +$8.65K +104 New
FMP
90
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$3K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
91
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$2 +$1.75K +21 New
CS
92
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
– -$14M -170,072 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
93
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$5.19M -62,425 Closed
DS
94
DRW Securities
Illinois
– -$3.09M -37,583 Closed
TRCT
95
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$1.94M -23,607 Closed
VF
96
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$1.44M -17,561 Closed
WA
97
WESPAC Advisors
California
– -$769K -9,359 Closed
B
98
Baird
Wisconsin
– -$487K -5,929 Closed
KIG
99
Kessler Investment Group
Indiana
– -$462K -5,620 Closed
Bank of New York Mellon
100
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
– -$308K -3,751 Closed
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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.