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Vanguard Small-Cap ETF
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684 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.3B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 310 increasing their positions, 200 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

216% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.75M | Put options by funds: $1.5M

55% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 310 | Existing positions reduced: 200

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 41

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.6B → $10.3B (+$684M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 680 → 684 (+4)

0.45% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.59% → 52.04% (+0.45%)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 67 → 64 (-3)

Holders
684
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+0.59%
% of All Funds
17.05%
Holding in Top 10
64
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-4.48%
% of All Funds
1.6%
New
53
Increased
310
Reduced
200
Closed
41
Calls
$4.75M
Puts
$1.5M
Net Calls
+$3.25M
Net Calls Change
+$29.5M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$199M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$133M
3
Jones Financial Companies
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
+$107M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$16.8M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$11.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MFRM
Milliman Financial Risk Management
Illinois
-$151M
2
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$67.6M
3
AA
Acorns Advisers
California
-$63.3M
4
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
-$17.9M
5
KP
Keel Point
Alabama
-$10M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KIM
26
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$72.4M -$114K -833 -0.2%
Bank of New York Mellon
27
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$66.2M +$6.51M +47,760 +11%
PP
28
Pension Partners
New York
$59.8M +$4.98M +36,542 +9%
EWA
29
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$58.1M +$4.44M +32,598 +9%
GT
30
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$57.7M +$11.7M +85,742 +27%
PAMU
31
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$50.5M +$9.43M +69,200 +24%
VCP
32
Vista Capital Partners
Oregon
$49.4M -$163K -1,193 -0.3%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
33
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$49M +$10.7M +78,883 +29%
Stifel Financial
34
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$48.2M +$2.15M +15,793 +5%
Wellington Management Group
35
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$47.9M -$4.73M -34,727 -9%
Fifth Third Bancorp
36
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$44.9M -$2.36M -17,342 -5%
PA
37
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$44.5M +$6.5M +47,727 +18%
CSIA
38
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$41.3M -$475K -3,488 -1%
AAS
39
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$40.8M +$1.66M +12,202 +4%
IAS
40
INR Advisory Services
Pennsylvania
$40.4M +$571K +4,193 +1%
Vanguard Group
41
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$39.5M +$1.2M +8,818 +3%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
42
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$37.1M -$261K -1,914 -0.7%
Allianz Asset Management
43
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$35.4M – – –
BPB
44
Badgley, Phelps & Bell
Washington
$34.2M +$569K +4,174 +2%
PGFC
45
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$33M +$1.88M +13,797 +6%
RJFSA
46
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$32.8M +$2.28M +16,768 +8%
HI
47
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$30.1M -$3.3M -24,229 -10%
SI
48
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$29.9M -$774K -5,678 -3%
AAM
49
Autus Asset Management
Arizona
$27.7M +$565K +4,150 +2%
LTFS
50
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$27.2M +$899K +6,599 +4%
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VB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

684 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $10.3B — up 7.1% from $9.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new VB positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 310 added to existing stakes and 200 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $199M. The largest seller was Milliman Financial Risk Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $151M sold.

  • 684 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) as of Q3 2017, up from 680 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $10.3B of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 7.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 41 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Citigroup, an estimated $199M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Milliman Financial Risk Management, an estimated $151M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.