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VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF
VPU

167 hedge funds and large institutions have $595M invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

78% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.42M | Put options by funds: $1.36M

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 16

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 167 → 167 (0)

8.73% less ownership

Funds ownership: 35.6% → 26.87% (-8.7%)

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 5 (-1)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 63

33% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $883M → $595M (-$288M)

Holders
167
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
4.46%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
20
Increased
50
Reduced
63
Closed
16
Calls
$2.42M
Puts
$1.36M
Net Calls
+$1.06M
Net Calls Change
+$486K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
+$115M
2
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
+$11.1M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$8.11M
4
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$5.53M
5
VAM
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
+$2.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$332M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$14.6M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$8.86M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$7.6M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$5.79M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MA
126
MUFG Americas
New York
$118K – – –
Schroder Investment Management Group
127
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$118K – – –
VHAM
128
Van Hulzen Asset Management
California
$118K – – –
FANJ
129
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$115K +$886 +8 +0.8%
HIIFS
130
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$111K – – –
CAL
131
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$109K – – –
FHA
132
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$108K – – –
TIM
133
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$107K – – –
WT
134
Whittier Trust
California
$107K – – –
LNB
135
Ledyard National Bank
$102K +$78.6K +710 +296%
KTC
136
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$95K -$27K -244 -22%
US Bancorp
137
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$71K – – –
PFG
138
Piershale Financial Group
Illinois
$69K – – –
PMFA
139
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$59K +$61K +551 New
JGIA
140
Jackson Grant Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$49K +$332 +3 +0.7%
GWM
141
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$44K – – –
IWMPD
142
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$42K -$22.1K -200 -34%
ST
143
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$35K – – –
KKAMG
144
Kernodle & Katon Asset Management Group
Arkansas
$27K -$3.87K -35 -12%
ZB
145
Zions Bancorporation
Utah
$27K – – –
SEI Investments
146
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$25K -$84.5K -763 -77%
GI
147
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$25K +$10.2K +92 +66%
CMBA
148
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
$25K +$26K +235 New
S
149
SignatureFD
Georgia
$23K -$36.6K -331 -60%
BC
150
Barnett & Company
Tennessee
$23K – – –
4 5
6
7 8

VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

167 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $595M — down 33% from $883M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new VPU positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 63 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), adding an estimated $115M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $332M.

  • 167 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q3 2016, unchanged from Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $595M of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q3 2016, down 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 16 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $115M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $332M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.