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VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF

339 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.18B invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 73 funds opening new positions, 105 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

351% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.17M | Put options by funds: $1.81M

204% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 24

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 105 | Existing positions reduced: 89

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 294339 (+45)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 66 (0)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.21B → $1.18B (-$25.5M)

1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 27.72%26.72% (-1%)

Holders
339
Holders Change
+45
Holders Change %
+15.31%
% of All Funds
6.68%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
73
Increased
105
Reduced
89
Closed
24
Calls
$8.17M
Puts
$1.81M
Net Calls
+$6.36M
Net Calls Change
+$3.17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BCMIO
1
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$178M -$1.93M -13,707 -1%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$96.4M +$3.67M +26,094 +4%
Envestnet Asset Management
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$68.3M +$968K +6,886 +1%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$65.2M +$115K +820 +0.2%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$57.3M +$1.36M +9,691 +2%
Bank of Montreal
6
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$31.4M +$450K +3,203 +1%
HIIFS
7
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$30.8M +$132K +942 +0.4%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$30.7M +$48.1K +342 +0.2%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
9
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$29.6M -$2.02M -14,340 -6%
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$29.5M +$1.52M +10,802 +6%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$28.4M +$1.66M +11,801 +6%
PCA
12
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$24.8M +$1.19M +8,440 +5%
TF
13
TIAA FSB
Florida
$23.8M +$1.52M +10,835 +7%
LTFS
14
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$21.2M +$1.36M +9,659 +7%
Commonwealth Equity Services
15
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$17.7M +$6.4M +45,523 +58%
DY
16
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$17.7M +$276K +1,965 +2%
PIMG
17
Patriot Investment Management Group
Tennessee
$16M +$155K +1,105 +1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
18
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$15.2M -$12.9M -91,563 -46%
JP Morgan Chase
19
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$15M -$14.2M -101,315 -49%
AG
20
Advisor Group
Arizona
$14M -$2.28M -16,228 -14%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11.1M +$877K +6,237 +9%
FMLI
22
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$11M
Rockefeller Capital Management
23
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$10.6M +$5.05M +35,917 +94%
PNC Financial Services Group
24
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$9.57M -$134K -951 -1%
FIM
25
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$9.04M +$1.07M +7,638 +14%

VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

339 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $1.18B — down 2.1% from $1.21B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 73 funds opened new VPU positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 49 holders — while 105 added to existing stakes and 89 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Commonwealth Equity Services, adding an estimated $6.4M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $14.2M.

  • 339 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q4 2019, up from 294 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.18B of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q4 2019, down 2.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 73 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 24 closed out, a net change of +49 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Commonwealth Equity Services, an estimated $6.4M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q4 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $14.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.