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VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF
VPU

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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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

Holders
155
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-7.19%
% of All Funds
3.88%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
26
Increased
40
Reduced
54
Closed
35
Calls
$1.67M
Puts
$877K
Net Calls
+$794K
Net Calls Change
-$267K

Top Buyers

1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$106M
2
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
+$8.48M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$2.03M
4
MHI
Miller Howard Investments
New York
+$1.68M
5
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
+$1.32M

Top Sellers

1
CPO
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
-$13.1M
2
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
-$10.8M
3
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
-$5.97M
4
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$5.35M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$5.31M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IA
76
IFP Advisors
Florida
$422K -$199K -1,900 -33%
BC
77
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$415K – – –
Northern Trust
78
Northern Trust
Illinois
$396K +$388K +3,700 New
AA
79
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$393K -$474K -4,521 -56%
VFA
80
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$375K +$19.8K +189 +6%
NPC
81
National Planning Corporation
California
$352K +$10.9K +104 +3%
FTS
82
Fifth Third Securities
Ohio
$346K -$659K -6,287 -66%
SPC
83
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$346K -$32.2K -307 -9%
BAC
84
Boys Arnold & Co
North Carolina
$346K – – –
KFS
85
Kissinger Financial Services
Maryland
$335K +$11K +105 +3%
Vanguard Group
86
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$324K -$96.2K -918 -23%
AA
87
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$316K -$20.8K -199 -6%
EAM
88
Evanson Asset Management
California
$314K +$307K +2,932 New
PAS
89
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$287K +$41.1K +392 +17%
HB
90
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$275K – – –
LWM
91
LBA Wealth Management
Florida
$274K – – –
NSIM
92
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$272K -$59.4K -567 -18%
GHA
93
GW Henssler & Associates
Georgia
$264K +$629 +6 +0.2%
RCAG
94
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$261K +$1.36K +13 +0.5%
SIAP
95
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$257K +$252K +2,401 New
LIM
96
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$255K -$57.6K -550 -19%
FI
97
FormulaFolio Investments
Michigan
$254K +$249K +2,375 New
Stifel Financial
98
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$247K -$1.53M -14,559 -86%
NFG
99
Next Financial Group
Texas
$241K +$13.1K +125 +6%
CFA
100
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$240K +$1.36K +13 +0.6%
2 3
4
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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.