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Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

924 hedge funds and large institutions have $11B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 159 funds opening new positions, 357 increasing their positions, 273 reducing their positions, and 83 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

92% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 159 | Existing positions closed: 83

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 357 | Existing positions reduced: 273

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7988 (+9)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 855924 (+69)

2.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.64%54.11% (+2.5%)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.1B → $11B (-$2.08B)

Holders
924
Holders Change
+69
Holders Change %
+8.07%
% of All Funds
20.59%
Holding in Top 10
88
Holding in Top 10 Change
+9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.39%
% of All Funds
1.96%
New
159
Increased
357
Reduced
273
Closed
83
Calls
$1.83M
Puts
Net Calls
+$1.83M
Net Calls Change
+$576K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SBSB
26
Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blaney
Virginia
$66.7M -$86.5K -594 -0.1%
EWA
27
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$64.9M -$416K -2,855 -0.6%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
28
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$63.5M +$6.86M +47,149 +11%
QI
29
QS Investors
New York
$63.2M -$14.7M -101,246 -17%
Stifel Financial
30
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$59M +$9.56M +65,668 +17%
Fidelity Investments
31
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$57.1M -$2.2M -15,128 -3%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
32
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$55.4M -$10.1M -69,398 -14%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
33
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$53.6M +$16.1M +110,763 +37%
RJA
34
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$51M +$7.01M +48,156 +14%
VCP
35
Vista Capital Partners
Oregon
$44.3M +$656K +4,503 +1%
TNBTD
36
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$43.7M +$216K +1,485 +0.5%
PA
37
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$43.5M -$2.74M -18,838 -5%
Fifth Third Bancorp
38
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$43.3M +$1.29M +8,870 +3%
CAW
39
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
$42.2M +$45.2M +310,248 +3,151%
AG
40
Advisor Group
Arizona
$41.1M +$19.4M +133,548 +76%
Vanguard Group
41
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$40.3M +$588K +4,042 +1%
IAS
42
INR Advisory Services
Pennsylvania
$38.5M +$3.37M +23,122 +9%
AAS
43
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$37.6M -$410K -2,814 -1%
PGFC
44
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$36.8M +$79.2K +544 +0.2%
CAM
45
Chandler Asset Management
California
$35.4M
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
46
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$35.2M -$620K -4,259 -2%
MA
47
MUFG Americas
New York
$35M +$11.5M +79,267 +43%
LTFS
48
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$32.4M -$1,000K -6,868 -3%
Baird Financial Group
49
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$31.7M +$7.54M +51,802 +27%
BTS
50
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$31.1M -$1.01M -6,955 -3%

VB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

924 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $11B — down 16% from $13.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 159 funds opened new VB positions and 83 closed out — a net gain of 76 holders — while 357 added to existing stakes and 273 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, adding an estimated $143M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $326M.

  • 924 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) as of Q4 2018, up from 855 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $11B of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 159 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 83 closed out, a net change of +76 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $143M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF seller in Q4 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $326M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.