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Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

855 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.1B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 329 increasing their positions, 275 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

91% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 65 | Existing positions closed: 34

52% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.68M | Put options by funds: $2.42M

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 329 | Existing positions reduced: 275

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.3B → $13.1B (+$855M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 831855 (+24)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7979 (0)

1.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 52.84%51.64% (-1.2%)

Holders
855
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+2.89%
% of All Funds
19.55%
Holding in Top 10
79
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
1.81%
New
65
Increased
329
Reduced
275
Closed
34
Calls
$3.68M
Puts
$2.42M
Net Calls
+$1.26M
Net Calls Change
+$2.53M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BPB
51
Badgley, Phelps & Bell
Washington
$34.9M -$229K -1,415 -0.7%
Citigroup
52
Citigroup
New York
$33.3M -$1.13M -6,995 -3%
AAM
53
Autus Asset Management
Arizona
$33.2M +$182K +1,126 +0.6%
MML Investors Services
54
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$33M +$7.11M +43,924 +28%
PAG
55
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$32.9M +$16.5M +102,130 +102%
TTWM
56
TCV Trust & Wealth Management
Virginia
$30.5M -$674K -4,164 -2%
Baird Financial Group
57
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$30.3M +$314K +1,942 +1%
MA
58
MUFG Americas
New York
$30.2M +$3.68M +22,762 +14%
ST
59
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$29.5M -$303K -1,874 -1%
AG
60
Advisor Group
Arizona
$28.8M +$5.1M +31,532 +22%
HIMC
61
Heritage Investors Management Corp
Maryland
$28.7M -$392K -2,426 -1%
Allianz Asset Management
62
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$26.9M
CFB
63
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$26.5M -$590K -3,647 -2%
HFS
64
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$25.1M -$2.26M -13,969 -8%
EA
65
Efficient Advisors
Ohio
$24.6M -$1.25M -7,734 -5%
MWM
66
Mission Wealth Management
California
$24.5M +$1.74M +10,753 +8%
BFG
67
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$24.5M +$7.83M +48,415 +47%
Natixis Advisors
68
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$23.9M +$722K +4,463 +3%
PA
69
Parallel Advisors
California
$22.8M +$1.11M +6,872 +5%
HighTower Advisors
70
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$22.2M -$4.63M -28,600 -17%
Janney Montgomery Scott
71
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$22.1M +$51.3K +317 +0.2%
Bank of Montreal
72
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$21.6M +$5.64M +34,835 +35%
CAN
73
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$21.6M +$21.5M +132,956 New
FA
74
Fiducient Advisors
Illinois
$21.4M -$917K -5,670 -4%
JMPWA
75
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$21.1M +$4.11M +25,422 +24%

VB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

855 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $13.1B — up 7% from $12.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 65 funds opened new VB positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 329 added to existing stakes and 275 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $206M. The largest seller was Pension Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $58.3M sold.

  • 855 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) as of Q3 2018, up from 831 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $13.1B of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 65 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 34 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $206M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Pension Partners, an estimated $58.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.