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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
KTC
126
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$95K – – –
Bank of Montreal
127
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$83K -$380K -3,626 -82%
NSB
128
Norway Savings Bank
Maine
$78K +$76.5K +730 New
MWM
129
Mascoma Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$75K +$73.3K +700 New
DADC
130
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$62K -$124K -1,180 -67%
PMFA
131
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$59K – – –
IWM
132
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$54K +$53.4K +510 New
JGIA
133
Jackson Grant Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$50K +$419 +4 +0.9%
GWM
134
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$44K – – –
ST
135
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$35K – – –
MPWT
136
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$34.8K +$34K +325 New
IWA
137
IBEX Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$30K +$29.4K +281 New
ZB
138
Zions Bancorporation
Utah
$27K – – –
SEI Investments
139
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$25K – – –
BC
140
Barnett & Company
Tennessee
$23K – – –
CHC
141
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$21K – – –
LYV
142
Live Your Vision
Pennsylvania
$18K – – –
PA
143
Parallel Advisors
California
$18K +$17.3K +165 New
First Manhattan
144
First Manhattan
New York
$16K – – –
GI
145
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$15K -$9.64K -92 -40%
AIM
146
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$11K – – –
TCM
147
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$8K +$7.86K +75 New
KKAMG
148
Kernodle & Katon Asset Management Group
Arkansas
$7K -$19.9K -190 -75%
AIA
149
Armor Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$6K +$6.08K +58 New
YWP
150
YorkBridge Wealth Partners
New York
$5K +$5.24K +50 New
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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.