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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
SF
101
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$31K – – –
Bank of Montreal
102
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$30K – – –
M&T Bank
103
M&T Bank
New York
$29K – – –
ST
104
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$29K – – –
KCPG
105
Kavar Capital Partners Group
Kansas
$18K +$173 +2 +1%
CIM
106
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$16K +$15.5K +180 New
GI
107
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$13K – – –
AssetMark Inc
108
AssetMark Inc
California
$12K -$836K -9,698 -99%
MAS
109
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$12K – – –
NES
110
New England Securities
New York
$12K – – –
WRM
111
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$12K – – –
MPWT
112
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$10.9K – – –
MAA
113
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$5K +$4.4K +51 New
AllianceBernstein
114
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$5K +$4.74K +55 New
WTB
115
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$4K +$3.88K +45 New
FMP
116
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$3K – – –
BRWM
117
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$2K +$1.9K +22 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
118
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$27 +$25.1K +291 New
CS
119
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
– -$1.61M -19,337 Closed
VKH
120
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$1.39M -16,752 Closed
TRCT
121
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$1.04M -12,533 Closed
Janney Montgomery Scott
122
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
– -$807K -9,686 Closed
TYCC
123
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
– -$368K -4,420 Closed
IH
124
IFC Holdings
Florida
– -$316K -3,774 Closed
Bessemer Group
125
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
– -$250K -3,000 Closed
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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.