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VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF

382 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.32B invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 137 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 137 | Existing positions reduced: 87

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

37% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 27

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.21B → $1.32B (+$114M)

2.33% more ownership

Funds ownership: 25.07%27.4% (+2.3%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 377382 (+5)

6% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.14M | Put options by funds: $3.91M

Holders
382
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+1.33%
% of All Funds
6.69%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
37
Increased
137
Reduced
87
Closed
27
Calls
$4.14M
Puts
$3.91M
Net Calls
+$235K
Net Calls Change
-$846K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BCMIO
1
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$164M +$8.02M +54,962 +5%
Envestnet Asset Management
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$75.1M +$973K +6,664 +1%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$70.3M +$2.02M +13,837 +3%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$61.6M +$10M +68,656 +18%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$52.9M -$6.58M -45,057 -11%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$52.1M +$2.37M +16,222 +5%
Citigroup
7
Citigroup
New York
$46.2M +$47.3M +323,711 +3,771%
Osaic Holdings
8
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$43.7M +$3.88M +26,600 +9%
PCA
9
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$38.7M +$1.69M +11,606 +4%
AIC
10
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$37.6M +$38.7M +265,051 +5,296%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
11
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$36.7M +$4.11M +28,176 +12%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
12
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$36.7M -$550K -3,767 -1%
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$34M +$2.39M +16,346 +7%
Rockefeller Capital Management
14
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$28.2M +$2.07M +14,176 +8%
JWCA
15
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$23.7M +$16.1M +110,011 +2,502%
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$22.4M -$146K -1,000 -0.6%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
17
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$19.9M +$1.34M +9,187 +7%
DY
18
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$17.6M +$125K +858 +0.7%
PIMG
19
Patriot Investment Management Group
Tennessee
$17.2M +$1.65M +11,271 +10%
Commonwealth Equity Services
20
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$17.2M +$132K +905 +0.7%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$14.4M -$2.82M -19,290 -16%
RJA
22
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$12.9M +$3.88M +26,562 +40%
FNC
23
First National Corp
Massachusetts
$12M +$5.65M +38,671 +81%
FMLI
24
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$10.7M
Ameriprise
25
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$9.75M +$1.52M +10,386 +17%

VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

382 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $1.32B — up 9.4% from $1.21B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new VPU positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 137 added to existing stakes and 87 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $47.3M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $9.18M.

  • 382 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q3 2021, up from 377 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $1.32B of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q3 2021, up 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 27 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Citigroup, an estimated $47.3M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q3 2021 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $9.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.