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Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Index ETF
MGC

64 hedge funds and large institutions have $342M invested in Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Index ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 4

47% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 15

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 7 (+1)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $296M → $342M (+$45.8M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 58 → 64 (+6)

2.36% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.46% → 41.83% (+2.4%)

73% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $243K | Put options by funds: $905K

Holders
64
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+10.34%
% of All Funds
1.86%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
10
Increased
22
Reduced
15
Closed
4
Calls
$243K
Puts
$905K
Net Calls
-$662K
Net Calls Change
-$193K

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$19.9M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$3.42M
3
CA
Capital Advantage
California
+$3M
4
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$1.84M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.71M

Top Sellers

1
VFP
Verus Financial Partners
Virginia
-$681K
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$247K
3
JMPWA
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
-$235K
4
BAC
Boys Arnold & Co
North Carolina
-$213K
5
PFM
Phillips Financial Management
Indiana
-$83.8K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AIG
26
American International Group
New York
$2.29M +$116K +1,720 +5%
CS
27
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.94M -$20.3K -300 -1%
CAN
28
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.85M +$19.2K +283 +1%
Creative Planning
29
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.8M -$11.8K -175 -0.7%
Susquehanna International Group
30
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.71M +$1.71M +25,317 New
NFG
31
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1.44M +$1.44M +21,330 New
HFS
32
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$1.2M -$43.3K -640 -3%
LIM
33
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$1.17M +$23.7K +350 +2%
PWAP
34
Private Wealth Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$1.17M +$21.4K +316 +2%
CFB
35
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$1.15M -$33.8K -500 -3%
LTFS
36
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.05M +$40K +591 +4%
RJA
37
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$949K +$951K +14,055 New
OC
38
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$903K +$905K +13,366 New
CCP
39
Clarkston Capital Partners
Michigan
$727K +$729K +10,766 New
HighTower Advisors
40
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$662K – – –
DP
41
Dearborn Partners
Illinois
$622K +$27.1K +400 +5%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
42
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$590K +$6.84K +101 +1%
SG Americas Securities
43
SG Americas Securities
New York
$560K +$562K +8,297 New
SC
44
Savant Capital
Illinois
$527K – – –
Stifel Financial
45
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$511K – – –
RFC
46
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$474K – – –
CCA
47
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$457K – – –
ONB
48
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$360K +$361K +5,335 New
Bessemer Group
49
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$355K – – –
GC
50
Gibson Capital
Pennsylvania
$296K – – –
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MGC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

64 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Index ETF (MGC) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $342M — up 15% from $296M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new MGC positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $19.9M. The largest seller was Verus Financial Partners, cutting an estimated $681K.

  • 64 institutional investors held Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Index ETF (MGC) as of Q3 2014, up from 58 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $342M of Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Index ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Index ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Index ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $19.9M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Index ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Verus Financial Partners, an estimated $681K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.