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VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF
VPU

219 hedge funds and large institutions have $755M invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

90% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.46M | Put options by funds: $1.3M

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $653M → $755M (+$101M)

1.7% more ownership

Funds ownership: 26.42% → 28.12% (+1.7%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 19

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 67

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 221 → 219 (-2)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
219
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-0.9%
% of All Funds
5.01%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
19
Increased
67
Reduced
67
Closed
19
Calls
$2.46M
Puts
$1.3M
Net Calls
+$1.17M
Net Calls Change
-$1.06M

Top Buyers

1
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
+$39.3M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$31M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$13.9M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$6.68M
5
AIP
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
+$5.97M

Top Sellers

1
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$13.2M
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$6.26M
3
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
-$3.48M
4
VEA
Virtus ETF Advisers
New York
-$1.7M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.62M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FHA
201
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$11K – – –
Simplex Trading
202
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$11K +$11.9K +100 New
AA
203
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$10K -$429K -3,619 -98%
AIA
204
Armor Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$7K – – –
DWM
205
Destination Wealth Management
California
$7K – – –
RFC
206
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$7K – – –
TC
207
Trust Company
Kansas
$7K – – –
ME
208
McIlrath & Eck
Washington
$6K – – –
SSB
209
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$6K – – –
YWP
210
YorkBridge Wealth Partners
New York
$6K – – –
AF
211
Allworth Financial
California
$4K – – –
AP
212
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$4K +$4.15K +35 New
SWA
213
Sutton Wealth Advisors
Florida
$2.36K – – –
CF
214
Centaurus Financial
California
$1.66K -$390K -3,287 -100%
BC
215
Barnett & Company
Tennessee
$1K – – –
FWM
216
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$1K – – –
PCG
217
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$1K – – –
FRA
218
Front Row Advisors
California
$239 – – –
Lazard Asset Management
219
Lazard Asset Management
New York
– -$13.2M -113,635 Closed
Jane Street
220
Jane Street
New York
– -$1.62M -13,979 Closed
VF
221
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$697K -6,013 Closed
BCM
222
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
– -$679K -5,854 Closed
IA
223
IFG Advisory
Georgia
– -$468K -4,037 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
224
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$472K -3,979 Closed
ACM
225
AlphaStar Capital Management
North Carolina
– -$408K -3,520 Closed
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VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

219 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $755M — up 16% from $653M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in VPU was balanced in Q3 2018: 19 funds opened new positions, 19 closed out, 67 added to existing stakes and 67 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), adding an estimated $39.3M. The largest seller was Lazard Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.2M sold.

  • 219 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q3 2018, down from 221 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $755M of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 19 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $39.3M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Lazard Asset Management, an estimated $13.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.