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VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF
VPU

294 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.21B invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 96 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

119% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.86M | Put options by funds: $2.67M

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 25

30% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 96 | Existing positions reduced: 74

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.02B → $1.21B (+$191M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 286 → 294 (+8)

0.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 26.83% → 27.72% (+0.89%)

Holders
294
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+2.8%
% of All Funds
6.45%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
34
Increased
96
Reduced
74
Closed
25
Calls
$5.86M
Puts
$2.67M
Net Calls
+$3.19M
Net Calls Change
+$2.73M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$26.2M
2
TF
TIAA FSB
Florida
+$15.4M
3
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
+$11.4M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$9.71M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$8.54M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$17.5M
2
RWA
Redhawk Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
-$9.15M
3
UFF
USA Financial Formulas
Michigan
-$7.02M
4
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
-$5.84M
5
MPM
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
-$3.83M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IWM
201
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$264K -$475K -3,464 -65%
SB
202
Strategic Blueprint
Georgia
$262K – – –
HI
203
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$261K – – –
TNB
204
TCF National Bank
South Dakota
$259K +$247K +1,803 New
AWA
205
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$255K +$1.92K +14 +0.8%
RWM
206
Rench Wealth Management
Texas
$254K -$6.59K -48 -3%
Neuberger Berman Group
207
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$254K +$18.5K +135 +8%
DI
208
DAGCO Inc
Ohio
$253K – – –
HTC
209
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$247K -$3.98K -29 -2%
SCG
210
Sonata Capital Group
Washington
$244K +$233K +1,700 New
WHG
211
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
$243K – – –
SCM
212
Southport Capital Management
Tennessee
$241K +$230K +1,675 New
IWC
213
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$233K +$223K +1,625 New
HIS
214
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$231K – – –
SFS
215
Summit Financial Strategies
Ohio
$231K – – –
GC
216
Grace Capital
Massachusetts
$225K +$215K +1,566 New
AWM
217
Aevitas Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$221K – – –
PFA
218
Pathway Financial Advisors
Vermont
$219K – – –
PCM
219
Poehling Capital Management
Wisconsin
$215K +$206K +1,500 New
FIM
220
Fernwood Investment Management
Massachusetts
$211K +$201K +1,466 New
SIAP
221
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$201K -$13.7K -100 -7%
IA
222
IFP Advisors
Florida
$194K +$187K +1,363 New
WAP
223
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$191K +$7.41K +54 +4%
CB
224
Community Bank
New York
$181K – – –
NSIM
225
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$179K +$171K +1,243 New
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9
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VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

294 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $1.21B — up 19% from $1.02B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new VPU positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 96 added to existing stakes and 74 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $26.2M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $17.5M.

  • 294 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q3 2019, up from 286 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.21B of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 25 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $26.2M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $17.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.