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VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF
VPU

336 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.05B invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 101 increasing their positions, 106 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

95% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 21

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $965M → $1.05B (+$87.7M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 319 → 336 (+17)

0.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 25.1% → 25.57% (+0.47%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 8 (0)

3% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.64M | Put options by funds: $4.79M

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 101 | Existing positions reduced: 106

Holders
336
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+5.33%
% of All Funds
6.78%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
41
Increased
101
Reduced
106
Closed
21
Calls
$4.64M
Puts
$4.79M
Net Calls
-$148K
Net Calls Change
+$1.65M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ETC
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
+$72.5M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$11.9M
3
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
+$10.8M
4
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
+$5.34M
5
MSU
Mizuho Securities USA
New York
+$4.73M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HIIFS
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
-$27.7M
2
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
-$16.2M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$8.06M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$7.47M
5
FIM
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
-$6.71M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CF
176
Centaurus Financial
California
$439K -$264K -2,037 -37%
MPCG
177
Matrix Private Capital Group
New York
$432K -$4.53K -35 -1%
TA
178
Tiedemann Advisors
New York
$431K – – –
DADC
179
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$429K +$43.5K +336 +11%
IWM
180
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$426K +$70K +541 +20%
EF
181
Empirical Finance
Pennsylvania
$423K – – –
MFW
182
Meristem Family Wealth
Minnesota
$414K – – –
HFRG
183
Houlihan Financial Resource Group
Virginia
$414K +$369K +2,852 New
TF
184
Trek Financial
Arizona
$411K -$367K -2,838 -47%
HIS
185
Horizon Investment Services
Indiana
$409K -$14.7K -114 -3%
RFC
186
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$405K – – –
IWC
187
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$399K +$176K +1,363 +79%
FSC
188
Full Sail Capital
Oklahoma
$389K -$32.9K -254 -8%
MIH
189
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$387K – – –
Vanguard Group
190
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$380K -$66.8K -516 -15%
VHAM
191
Van Hulzen Asset Management
California
$380K +$8.41K +65 +2%
SWMG
192
Strategic Wealth Management Group
Maryland
$371K +$388 +3 +0.1%
AWS
193
AJ Wealth Strategies
New York
$354K +$354K +2,739 New
DWM
194
Doyle Wealth Management
Florida
$353K -$33.2K -257 -9%
SAS
195
Stelac Advisory Services
New York
$333K +$114K +884 +52%
JHCP
196
Jackson Hole Capital Partners
Oklahoma
$322K +$312K +2,410 +2,739%
SB
197
Simmons Bank
Arkansas
$320K -$2.59K -20 -0.8%
NG
198
Northstar Group
New York
$319K -$3.88K -30 -1%
NIM
199
Northeast Investment Management
Massachusetts
$319K – – –
AIM
200
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$318K +$96.2K +744 +43%
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8
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VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

336 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $1.05B — up 9.1% from $965M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new VPU positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 101 added to existing stakes and 106 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Exchange Traded Concepts, opening a new position worth an estimated $72.5M. The largest seller was Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services, cutting an estimated $27.7M.

  • 336 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q3 2020, up from 319 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.05B of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q3 2020, up 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 21 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was Exchange Traded Concepts, an estimated $72.5M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q3 2020 was Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services, an estimated $27.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.