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VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF
VPU

118 hedge funds and large institutions have $295M invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

91% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 11

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 27

11% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.85M | Put options by funds: $4.36M

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 108 → 118 (+10)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $272M → $295M (+$22.6M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

1.99% less ownership

Funds ownership: 20.55% → 18.56% (-2%)

Holders
118
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+9.26%
% of All Funds
3.41%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
21
Increased
39
Reduced
27
Closed
11
Calls
$4.85M
Puts
$4.36M
Net Calls
+$489K
Net Calls Change
-$734K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
+$6.13M
2
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
+$5.8M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$3.28M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$3.07M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$2.69M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CPO
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
-$15.6M
2
TCM
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
-$8.8M
3
U
UBS
Switzerland
-$5.39M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$3.61M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$1.61M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GA
76
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$220K -$49.2K -570 -19%
EAM
77
Evanson Asset Management
California
$218K -$30.5K -354 -13%
SCA
78
Stillwater Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$218K +$207K +2,403 New
PI
79
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$214K +$204K +2,370 New
CWM
80
Cabot Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$211K -$1.44M -16,707 -88%
CFA
81
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$192K +$171K +1,979 New
IFWM
82
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$191K -$32.3K -374 -15%
PAS
83
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$172K -$10.3K -120 -6%
LWM
84
LBA Wealth Management
Florida
$165K – – –
FHA
85
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$158K – – –
GT
86
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$135K – – –
CFN
87
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$127K – – –
1IC
88
1919 Investment Counsel
Maryland
$106K +$7.33K +85 +8%
CAL
89
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$92K – – –
MFS
90
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$91K -$96.9K -1,123 -53%
TIM
91
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$91K – – –
PSI
92
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$91K +$50.6K +587 +156%
RIA
93
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$83K +$78.7K +913 New
KIG
94
Kessler Investment Group
Indiana
$68K – – –
PFG
95
Piershale Financial Group
Illinois
$57K +$431 +5 +0.8%
DADC
96
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$45K – – –
VIA
97
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$43K – – –
LNB
98
Ledyard National Bank
$38K -$40.5K -470 -53%
JFGIW
99
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$37K – – –
FWM
100
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$34K +$259 +3 +0.8%
2 3
4
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VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

118 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $295M — up 8.3% from $272M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new VPU positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 39 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), adding an estimated $6.13M. The largest seller was Cerity Partners OCIO, cutting an estimated $15.6M.

  • 118 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q1 2014, up from 108 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $295M of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 11 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $6.13M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Cerity Partners OCIO, an estimated $15.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.