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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
VIA
101
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$51K -$35.4K -372 -39%
GWM
102
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$51K
HCMT
103
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$47K +$50K +525 New
TCOV
104
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$46K +$48.8K +512 New
IWMPD
105
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$37K
JFGIW
106
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$37K
FWM
107
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$32K
FPFS
108
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$32K +$33.7K +354 New
SF
109
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$31K
BCM
110
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$30K +$32K +336 New
ST
111
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$29K
CHP
112
Cable Hill Partners
Oregon
$28K
PIA
113
Peachtree Investment Advisors
Georgia
$22K
ZB
114
Zions Bancorporation
Utah
$22K
LNB
115
Ledyard National Bank
$21K -$3.33K -35 -13%
WP
116
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$20K
DADC
117
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$19K +$8.38K +88 +66%
TWA
118
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$16K
First Manhattan
119
First Manhattan
New York
$13K
GI
120
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$13K
AssetMark Inc
121
AssetMark Inc
California
$12K
WRM
122
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$12K
MPWT
123
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$11.6K
MAS
124
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$11K +$12.4K +130 New
BRWM
125
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$10K

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.