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VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF

497 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.03B invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 87 funds opening new positions, 161 increasing their positions, 137 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

368% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.25M | Put options by funds: $1.76M

118% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 87 | Existing positions closed: 40

48% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.37B → $2.03B (+$663M)

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 161 | Existing positions reduced: 137

9% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1112 (+1)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 465497 (+32)

0.72% more ownership

Funds ownership: 25.67%26.38% (+0.72%)

Holders
497
Holders Change
+32
Holders Change %
+6.88%
% of All Funds
7.99%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+9.09%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
87
Increased
161
Reduced
137
Closed
40
Calls
$8.25M
Puts
$1.76M
Net Calls
+$6.49M
Net Calls Change
+$2.79M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AWA
1
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$542M +$114K +771 +28%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$160M +$7.18M +48,444 +5%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$106M -$31M -209,185 -23%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$91.5M +$9.15M +61,722 +12%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
5
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$67.3M +$12M +80,830 +23%
PCA
6
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$45M +$1.84M +12,410 +4%
PCH
7
PGIM Custom Harvest
New Jersey
$39.9M +$38.6M +260,285 New
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$39.9M +$1.32M +8,892 +4%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$39.1M -$7.35M -49,616 -16%
Osaic Holdings
10
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$34.7M -$8.75M -59,055 -21%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
11
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$31.4M -$2.41M -16,249 -7%
Rockefeller Capital Management
12
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$31.4M +$216K +1,456 +0.7%
Commonwealth Equity Services
13
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$31.2M -$1.22M -8,265 -4%
BA
14
BCM Advisors
Louisiana
$30.2M +$1.34M +9,057 +5%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$26.7M -$8.27M -55,829 -24%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$23.8M +$3.72M +25,083 +19%
Corient Private Wealth
17
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$20.6M +$19.9M +134,293 New
FNC
18
First National Corp
Massachusetts
$19.7M -$3.46M -23,376 -15%
PIMG
19
Patriot Investment Management Group
Tennessee
$19.7M +$14.1K +95 +0.1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
20
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$15M -$1.53M -10,300 -10%
SMFG
21
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$13M
Janney Montgomery Scott
22
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$13M +$820K +5,533 +7%
FTS
23
Fifth Third Securities
Ohio
$12.7M +$874K +5,897 +8%
UI
24
Unconventional Investor
New Hampshire
$12M +$238K +1,606 +2%
FMLI
25
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$11.8M

VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

497 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $2.03B — up 48% from $1.37B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 87 funds opened new VPU positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 47 holders — while 161 added to existing stakes and 137 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, adding an estimated $12M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $31M.

  • 497 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q4 2022, up from 465 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $2.03B of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 48% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 87 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 40 closed out, a net change of +47 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, an estimated $12M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q4 2022 was Bank of America, an estimated $31M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.