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VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF

131 hedge funds and large institutions have $384M invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

223% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.01M | Put options by funds: $314K

1.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 21.78%22.86% (+1.1%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $395M → $384M (-$11.4M)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 136131 (-5)

16% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 19

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 43

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 32 (-1)

Holders
131
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-3.68%
% of All Funds
3.53%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
16
Increased
31
Reduced
43
Closed
19
Calls
$1.01M
Puts
$314K
Net Calls
+$701K
Net Calls Change
+$275K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CAN
76
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$235K
ICOA
77
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$232K -$2.1K -22 -0.8%
MIM
78
Marco Investment Management
Georgia
$231K
CWM
79
Cabot Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$208K -$1.52K -16 -0.7%
BW
80
Bison Wealth
Georgia
$207K +$220K +2,305 New
Neuberger Berman Group
81
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$206K
Walleye Trading
82
Walleye Trading
New York
$205K +$217K +2,280 New
LWM
83
LBA Wealth Management
Florida
$182K
CFA
84
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$178K
AA
85
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$176K +$186K +1,958 New
WA
86
WFG Advisors
Texas
$153K -$33K -346 -17%
KTC
87
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$144K -$46.4K -487 -23%
TCM
88
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$126K -$293K -3,080 -69%
RIA
89
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$101K -$6.29K -66 -6%
MA
90
MUFG Americas
New York
$99K
CAL
91
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$92K
FHA
92
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$91K
TIM
93
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$90K
WT
94
Whittier Trust
California
$90K +$95.2K +1,000 New
FANJ
95
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$83K
AIP
96
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$80K -$41K -430 -33%
CFN
97
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$63K -$66.7K -700 -50%
NFG
98
Next Financial Group
Texas
$60K
PFG
99
Piershale Financial Group
Illinois
$58K
US Bancorp
100
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$52K -$49.8K -523 -47%

VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

131 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $384M — down 2.9% from $395M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of VPU and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 43 trimmed existing stakes and 31 added.

The largest buyer was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), adding an estimated $22.4M. The largest seller was American International Group, cutting an estimated $5.29M.

  • 131 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q2 2015, down from 136 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $384M of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q2 2015, down 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 19 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $22.4M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q2 2015 was American International Group, an estimated $5.29M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.