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VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF
VPU

188 hedge funds and large institutions have $686M invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

146% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.61M | Put options by funds: $654K

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 15

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 58

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $643M → $686M (+$43.2M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 187 → 188 (+1)

0.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 25.63% → 25.82% (+0.2%)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

Holders
188
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.53%
% of All Funds
4.69%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
19
Increased
64
Reduced
58
Closed
15
Calls
$1.61M
Puts
$654K
Net Calls
+$958K
Net Calls Change
+$717K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
+$6.74M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$5.91M
3
PFA
Pinnacle Family Advisors
Missouri
+$5.48M
4
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
+$5.38M
5
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
+$4.44M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FI
FormulaFolio Investments
Michigan
-$7.04M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$6.52M
3
AA
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
-$3.69M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$3.27M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$2.17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FHA
176
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$11K – – –
OIA
177
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$8K -$42.6K -361 -85%
TC
178
Trust Company
Kansas
$7K -$77K -652 -92%
AIA
179
Armor Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$7K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
180
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$7K – – –
YWP
181
YorkBridge Wealth Partners
New York
$6K +$5.91K +50 New
AF
182
Allworth Financial
California
$4K +$4.37K +37 New
SBL
183
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$2K – – –
US Bancorp
184
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2K – – –
CCM
185
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$1K – – –
FWM
186
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$1K – – –
Jane Street
187
Jane Street
New York
– -$3.27M -28,637 Closed
MIAN
188
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
– -$1.27M -11,099 Closed
Citadel Advisors
189
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$1.12M -9,791 Closed
Nomura Asset Management
190
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
– -$834K -7,300 Closed
Millennium Management
191
Millennium Management
New York
– -$674K -5,895 Closed
Schroder Investment Management Group
192
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
– -$126K -1,100 Closed
MIFH
193
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
– -$86K -750 Closed
DADC
194
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
– -$77K -680 Closed
IA
195
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
– -$58K -509 Closed
MLFP
196
MPS Loria Financial Planners
Illinois
– -$18K -149 Closed
GI
197
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
– -$16K -140 Closed
NA
198
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
– -$9.77K -86 Closed
RCG
199
Ruggie Capital Group
Florida
– -$8K -73 Closed
OFS
200
Orrstown Financial Services
Pennsylvania
– -$4K -31 Closed
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VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

188 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $686M — up 6.7% from $643M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new VPU positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 58 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Brookstone Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.74M. The largest seller was FormulaFolio Investments, cutting an estimated $7.04M.

  • 188 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q3 2017, up from 187 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $686M of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 15 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Brookstone Capital Management, an estimated $6.74M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q3 2017 was FormulaFolio Investments, an estimated $7.04M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.