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VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF

489 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.34B invested in Vanguard Utilities ETF in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 119 increasing their positions, 177 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.09M | Put options by funds: $3.73M

16% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 38

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 487489 (+2)

0.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 26.05%26.06% (+0.01%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.38B → $1.34B (-$44M)

18% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 119 (-2)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 119 | Existing positions reduced: 177

Holders
489
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.41%
% of All Funds
7.68%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-18.18%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
44
Increased
119
Reduced
177
Closed
38
Calls
$6.09M
Puts
$3.73M
Net Calls
+$2.36M
Net Calls Change
-$5.09M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$124M -$519K -3,540 -0.4%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$110M +$9.82M +67,029 +10%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$84.6M -$2.25M -15,359 -3%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
4
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$53.3M +$468K +3,194 +0.9%
Empower Advisory Group
5
Empower Advisory Group
Colorado
$45.2M +$1.71M +11,685 +4%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$39.2M +$198K +1,354 +0.5%
PCH
7
PGIM Custom Harvest
New Jersey
$39M +$1.44M +9,824 +4%
Rockefeller Capital Management
8
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$32.6M +$2.02M +13,814 +6%
Envestnet Asset Management
9
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$32.4M -$1.42M -9,699 -4%
BA
10
BCM Advisors
Louisiana
$29.3M -$123K -843 -0.4%
Osaic Holdings
11
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$28.6M -$788K -5,377 -3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
12
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$26.4M -$1.64M -11,170 -6%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$24.3M -$1.84M -12,533 -7%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
14
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$24M -$1.35M -9,217 -5%
FNC
15
First National Corp
Massachusetts
$21.2M +$5.77M +39,365 +36%
HP
16
Hound Partners
New York
$21.1M +$21.8M +148,607 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
17
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$20.4M +$138K +942 +0.7%
Corient Private Wealth
18
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$18.9M -$196K -1,339 -1%
PIMG
19
Patriot Investment Management Group
Tennessee
$17.6M -$204K -1,395 -1%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$17.2M -$1.65M -11,291 -9%
HFRG
21
Houlihan Financial Resource Group
Virginia
$14.7M +$14.3M +97,289 +3,517%
Janney Montgomery Scott
22
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$12.5M +$1.7M +11,587 +15%
FIM
23
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$12.4M +$2.22M +15,130 +21%
NSLI
24
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$10.9M +$8.35M +57,000 +285%
UI
25
Unconventional Investor
New Hampshire
$10.8M -$226K -1,542 -2%

VPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

489 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $1.34B — down 3.2% from $1.38B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new VPU positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 119 added to existing stakes and 177 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Hound Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $21.8M. The largest seller was EP Wealth Advisors, cutting an estimated $47.5M.

  • 489 institutional investors held Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) as of Q2 2023, up from 487 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.34B of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock for Q2 2023, down 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new Vanguard Utilities ETF positions in Q2 2023 and 38 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF buyer in Q2 2023 was Hound Partners, an estimated $21.8M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Utilities ETF seller in Q2 2023 was EP Wealth Advisors, an estimated $47.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.