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Vanguard Small-Cap ETF
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668 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.15B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 81 funds opening new positions, 289 increasing their positions, 205 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

103% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 81 | Existing positions closed: 40

41% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 289 | Existing positions reduced: 205

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.98B → $9.15B (+$1.17B)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 631 → 668 (+37)

1.17% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.36% → 50.53% (+1.2%)

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 68 → 61 (-7)

85% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.96M | Put options by funds: $33M

Holders
668
Holders Change
+37
Holders Change %
+5.86%
% of All Funds
16.63%
Holding in Top 10
61
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10.29%
% of All Funds
1.52%
New
81
Increased
289
Reduced
205
Closed
40
Calls
$4.96M
Puts
$33M
Net Calls
-$28.1M
Net Calls Change
-$28M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jones Financial Companies
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
+$332M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$114M
3
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$80.5M
4
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$76.4M
5
CCA
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
+$51.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AA
Acorns Advisers
California
-$50.1M
2
PP
Pension Partners
New York
-$49.7M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$46.8M
4
Natixis Advisors
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
-$41.1M
5
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$21.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citadel Advisors
676
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$2.67M -20,736 Closed
GWM
677
Greenwich Wealth Management
Connecticut
– -$1.99M -15,417 Closed
FAN
678
Financial Advisors Network
California
– -$1.7M -12,945 Closed
AIA
679
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho
– -$1.41M -10,902 Closed
PCM
680
Pointe Capital Management
Michigan
– -$1.13M -8,750 Closed
TRCT
681
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$975K -7,560 Closed
MWM
682
Mascoma Wealth Management
New Hampshire
– -$891K -6,910 Closed
TSS
683
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$855K -6,627 Closed
State Street
684
State Street
Massachusetts
– -$794K -6,160 Closed
Millennium Management
685
Millennium Management
New York
– -$750K -5,814 Closed
GA
686
GFS Advisors
Texas
– -$686K -5,319 Closed
ACM
687
Alpha Capital Management
Texas
– -$606K -4,700 Closed
RSA
688
Robertson Stephens Advisors
California
– -$600K -4,651 Closed
Neuberger Berman Group
689
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
– -$565K -4,379 Closed
MCM
690
Millie Capital Management
California
– -$500K -3,880 Closed
BJL
691
Brighton Jones LLC
Washington
– -$471K -3,650 Closed
WCM
692
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
– -$375K -2,909 Closed
FCAG
693
First Capital Advisors Group
New Jersey
– -$369K -2,860 Closed
CWM
694
Concert Wealth Management
California
– -$355K -2,762 Closed
PHS
695
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
– -$349K -2,710 Closed
NAM
696
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
– -$238K -1,850 Closed
KL
697
KWMG LLC
Kansas
– -$235K -1,821 Closed
WI
698
WrapManager Inc
California
– -$234K -1,817 Closed
EWM
699
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
– -$234K -1,813 Closed
MPAM
700
Murphy Pohlad Asset Management
Minnesota
– -$230K -1,790 Closed
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VB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

668 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $9.15B — up 15% from $7.98B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 81 funds opened new VB positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 289 added to existing stakes and 205 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jones Financial Companies, adding an estimated $332M. The largest seller was Acorns Advisers, cutting an estimated $50.1M.

  • 668 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) as of Q1 2017, up from 631 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $9.15B of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 81 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 40 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Jones Financial Companies, an estimated $332M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Acorns Advisers, an estimated $50.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.