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Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

438 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.5B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 195 increasing their positions, 134 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

46% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 195 | Existing positions reduced: 134

0.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 42.59%42.54% (-0.05%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 445438 (-7)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4339 (-4)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.97B → $4.5B (-$474M)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 38

95% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $270K | Put options by funds: $5.95M

Holders
438
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-1.57%
% of All Funds
12.23%
Holding in Top 10
39
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-9.3%
% of All Funds
1.09%
New
34
Increased
195
Reduced
134
Closed
38
Calls
$270K
Puts
$5.95M
Net Calls
-$5.68M
Net Calls Change
-$6.16M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
426
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$13K +$13.8K +118 New
AWS
427
Aris Wealth Services
Pennsylvania
$12K
HPBT
428
High Point Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$11K
BIM
429
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$10K -$59.1K -505 -84%
SIG
430
Stanford Investment Group
California
$10K
MWP
431
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$10K +$10.5K +90 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
432
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$9.9K +$3.21M +27,417 +43%
CFN
433
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$9K
ACS
434
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$9K +$10.3K +88 New
MGIA
435
Moneta Group Investment Advisors
Missouri
$5K +$5.26K +45 New
AIA
436
Alerus Investment Advisors
Minnesota
$4K -$287K -2,457 -99%
TDC
437
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$3K
JWA
438
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$3K +$1.05K +9 +50%
AFIA
439
America First Investment Advisors
Nebraska
$2K
FNBOO
440
First National Bank of Omaha
Nebraska
$870 +$942K +8,059 New
WCM
441
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$55.8M -459,077 Closed
PP
442
Pension Partners
New York
-$28.4M -234,109 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
443
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$7.68M -65,686 Closed
MWM
444
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
-$7.36M -60,167 Closed
CI
445
Chartist Inc
California
-$5.93M -48,562 Closed
TRCT
446
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$5.83M -47,957 Closed
Mirae Asset Global Investments
447
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$5.43M -44,720 Closed
CS
448
Comerica Securities
Michigan
-$1.98M -16,283 Closed
PGA
449
Portland Global Advisors
Maine
-$1.86M -15,300 Closed
WAS
450
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
-$1.26M -10,383 Closed

VB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

438 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $4.5B — down 9.5% from $4.97B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of VB and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 134 trimmed existing stakes and 195 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $61.1M. The largest seller was Windham Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $55.8M sold.

  • 438 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) as of Q3 2015, down from 445 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $4.5B of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 38 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $61.1M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Windham Capital Management, an estimated $55.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.