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VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF

131 hedge funds and large institutions have $384M invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

223% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.01M | Put options by funds: $314K

1.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 21.78%22.86% (+1.1%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $395M → $384M (-$11.4M)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 136131 (-5)

16% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 19

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 43

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 32 (-1)

Holders
131
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-3.68%
% of All Funds
3.53%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
16
Increased
31
Reduced
43
Closed
19
Calls
$1.01M
Puts
$314K
Net Calls
+$701K
Net Calls Change
+$275K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BCMIO
1
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$94.1M +$22.4M +235,494 +29%
FMI
2
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$63.8M
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$20.4M -$4.76M -49,958 -18%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$18.5M +$1.55M +16,290 +9%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$14.2M -$1.99M -20,850 -12%
DOA
6
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$13.7M +$1.17M +12,294 +9%
PNC Financial Services Group
7
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$13.5M -$2.1M -21,999 -13%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$12.5M -$1.58M -16,554 -11%
HighTower Advisors
9
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$11.3M +$8.43M +88,543 +242%
DY
10
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$9.73M +$14.8K +155 +0.1%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$8.66M -$908K -9,529 -9%
Commonwealth Equity Services
12
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$8.59M +$3.16M +33,186 +53%
CPO
13
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$7.58M +$522K +5,485 +7%
SG Americas Securities
14
SG Americas Securities
New York
$6.71M -$38.1K -400 -0.5%
FMLI
15
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$4.76M -$4.38M -46,000 -47%
LTFS
16
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$4.59M +$139K +1,463 +3%
AIS
17
American Investment Services
Massachusetts
$3.59M +$79.1K +831 +2%
Citigroup
18
Citigroup
New York
$3.46M +$86.9K +912 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.39M +$687K +7,208 +24%
HW
20
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$3.14M
Citadel Advisors
21
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.11M +$2.96M +31,118 +898%
RJA
22
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.82M -$1.46M -15,335 -33%
Envestnet Asset Management
23
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.7M +$1.13M +11,849 +65%
FT
24
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$2.7M -$24.3K -255 -0.8%
BF
25
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$2.65M -$246K -2,584 -8%

VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

131 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $384M — down 2.9% from $395M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of VPU and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 43 trimmed existing stakes and 31 added.

The largest buyer was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), adding an estimated $22.4M. The largest seller was American International Group, cutting an estimated $5.29M.

  • 131 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q2 2015, down from 136 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $384M of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q2 2015, down 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 19 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $22.4M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q2 2015 was American International Group, an estimated $5.29M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.