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Vanguard Small-Cap ETF
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780 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.3B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 141 funds opening new positions, 315 increasing their positions, 214 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

617% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.92M | Put options by funds: $546K

292% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 141 | Existing positions closed: 36

47% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 315 | Existing positions reduced: 214

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 64 → 73 (+9)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 684 → 780 (+96)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.3B → $11.3B (+$1.03B)

0.61% more ownership

Funds ownership: 52.04% → 52.66% (+0.61%)

Holders
780
Holders Change
+96
Holders Change %
+14.04%
% of All Funds
17.69%
Holding in Top 10
73
Holding in Top 10 Change
+9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.06%
% of All Funds
1.66%
New
141
Increased
315
Reduced
214
Closed
36
Calls
$3.92M
Puts
$546K
Net Calls
+$3.37M
Net Calls Change
+$122K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$254M
2
Jones Financial Companies
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
+$96M
3
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$53.6M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$43.1M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$37.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$205M
2
QI
QS Investors
New York
-$85.8M
3
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
-$60M
4
PP
Pension Partners
New York
-$59.8M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$22.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Neuberger Berman Group
601
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$296K – – –
Cerity Partners
602
Cerity Partners
New York
$296K +$36.2K +250 +14%
SC
603
Searle & Co
Connecticut
$296K +$289K +2,000 New
SEI Investments
604
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$295K -$220K -1,524 -43%
OC
605
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$295K – – –
SCA
606
Strategic Capital Advisers
Colorado
$295K +$288K +1,993 New
CC
607
Cadinha & Co
Hawaii
$293K -$25.2K -174 -8%
RA
608
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$291K -$46.1K -319 -14%
AMIM
609
Aull & Monroe Investment Management
Alabama
$291K – – –
First Manhattan
610
First Manhattan
New York
$287K +$245K +1,695 +678%
BCA
611
Berman Capital Advisors
Georgia
$284K +$278K +1,923 New
TNB
612
Thomasville National Bank
Georgia
$277K -$212K -1,469 -44%
BAM
613
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$275K +$25.9K +179 +11%
1SB
614
1ST Source Bank
Indiana
$274K -$30.2K -209 -10%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
615
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$272K -$5.38M -37,199 -95%
AP
616
Appleton Partners
Massachusetts
$270K – – –
HSBC Holdings
617
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$266K – – –
MJRIC
618
Mogy Joel R Investment Counsel
California
$264K – – –
KCM
619
Kendall Capital Management
Maryland
$264K +$258K +1,785 New
MBT
620
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
$263K – – –
LI
621
LVZ Inc
Michigan
$263K +$25.9K +179 +11%
FCB
622
First Command Bank
Texas
$261K – – –
FCFS
623
First Command Financial Services
Texas
$261K – – –
DAC
624
Dividend Assets Capital
South Carolina
$260K – – –
BCP
625
Blue Chip Partners
Michigan
$259K +$18.2K +126 +8%
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VB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

780 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $11.3B — up 10% from $10.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 141 funds opened new VB positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 105 holders — while 315 added to existing stakes and 214 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $254M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $205M.

  • 780 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) as of Q4 2017, up from 684 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $11.3B of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 141 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 36 closed out, a net change of +105 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $254M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Citigroup, an estimated $205M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.