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.
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: 136 → 131 (-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: 3 → 2 (-1)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
+$22.4M |
| 2 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$8.43M |
| 3 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.16M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$2.96M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.55M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
AIG
American International Group
New York
|
-$5.29M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$4.76M |
| 3 |
FMLI
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$4.38M |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$2.53M |
| 5 |
VAM
Visium Asset Management
New York
|
-$2.36M |
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.