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Vanguard Small-Cap ETF
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421 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.34B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 83 funds opening new positions, 186 increasing their positions, 99 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

388% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 83 | Existing positions closed: 17

88% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 186 | Existing positions reduced: 99

42% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 24 → 34 (+10)

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.66B → $4.34B (+$679M)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 362 → 421 (+59)

2.64% more ownership

Funds ownership: 41.31% → 43.94% (+2.6%)

49% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.71M | Put options by funds: $9.19M

Holders
421
Holders Change
+59
Holders Change %
+16.3%
% of All Funds
11.23%
Holding in Top 10
34
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+41.67%
% of All Funds
0.91%
New
83
Increased
186
Reduced
99
Closed
17
Calls
$4.71M
Puts
$9.19M
Net Calls
-$4.48M
Net Calls Change
+$6.58M

Top Buyers

1
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$103M
2
AA
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
+$70.5M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$64.2M
4
QI
QS Investors
New York
+$59M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$46.5M

Top Sellers

1
WCM
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$49.6M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$19.7M
3
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$11.9M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$6.62M
5
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
-$6.28M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FNBOO
426
First National Bank of Omaha
Nebraska
– -$1.14M -10,300 Closed
VKH
427
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$1.08M -9,742 Closed
WP
428
WMS Partners
Maryland
– -$797K -7,201 Closed
SSWM
429
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
– -$635K -5,741 Closed
DI
430
Dalton Investments
Nevada
– -$428K -3,865 Closed
RVP
431
Relative Value Partners
Illinois
– -$386K -3,487 Closed
GA
432
Geller Advisors
New York
– -$356K -3,218 Closed
KWMG
433
King Wealth Management Group
Florida
– -$300K -2,717 Closed
GF
434
Goodman Financial
Texas
– -$284K -2,564 Closed
AWA
435
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
– -$257K -2,321 Closed
PCM
436
Princeton Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$237K -2,139 Closed
WIC
437
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
– -$221K -2,000 Closed
SCA
438
Strategic Capital Alternatives
United States
– -$41K -374 Closed
WAS
439
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
– -$12K -108 Closed
GI
440
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
– -$8K -75 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
441
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– +$114 +1 New
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VB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

421 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $4.34B — up 19% from $3.66B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 83 funds opened new VB positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 66 holders — while 186 added to existing stakes and 99 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $103M. The largest seller was Windham Capital Management, cutting an estimated $49.6M.

  • 421 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) as of Q4 2014, up from 362 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $4.34B of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 83 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 17 closed out, a net change of +66 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $103M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Windham Capital Management, an estimated $49.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.