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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
VFP
1
Verus Financial Partners
Virginia
$55.7M -$681K -10,060 -1%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$50.9M +$19.9M +294,524 +64%
BCI
3
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$24.2M – – –
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$19.3M +$350K +5,165 +2%
U
5
UBS
Switzerland
$18.4M +$1.84M +27,239 +11%
AA
6
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$14.7M – – –
B
7
BancorpSouth
Mississippi
$14M +$903K +13,345 +7%
EK
8
Evensky & Katz
Florida
$13.4M -$58.1K -858 -0.4%
Bank of New York Mellon
9
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$12.2M -$24.8K -367 -0.2%
BJ
10
Brouwer & Janachowski
California
$11.9M +$690K +10,188 +6%
CA
11
Capital Advantage
California
$11.3M +$3M +44,260 +36%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$9.8M +$696K +10,278 +8%
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$8.12M -$247K -3,644 -3%
BPCE
14
Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe)
Germany
$6.44M +$948K +14,000 +17%
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$6.4M +$534K +7,896 +9%
Commonwealth Equity Services
16
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$6.15M -$745 -11 -0%
ICAS
17
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$4.55M +$143K +2,120 +3%
PA
18
Paracle Advisors
Washington
$4.51M +$4.52M +66,844 New
SCM
19
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$4.19M +$28.8K +425 +0.7%
BEAM
20
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$4.17M +$1.15M +16,928 +38%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.56M +$3.42M +50,505 +2,371%
PFM
22
Phillips Financial Management
Indiana
$3.32M -$83.8K -1,238 -2%
JMPWA
23
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$3.18M -$235K -3,465 -7%
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.89M +$15K +222 +0.5%
NPC
25
National Planning Corporation
California
$2.33M +$17.8K +263 +0.8%
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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.