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Vanguard Small-Cap ETF
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2,158 hedge funds and large institutions have $35.2B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 125 funds opening new positions, 939 increasing their positions, 798 reducing their positions, and 104 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

47% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $17.2M | Put options by funds: $11.7M

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 125 | Existing positions closed: 104

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 939 | Existing positions reduced: 798

1.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 59.13% → 60.54% (+1.4%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2,185 → 2,158 (-27)

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 226 → 202 (-24)

36% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $54.8B → $35.2B (-$19.6B)

Holders
2,158
Holders Change
-27
Holders Change %
-1.24%
% of All Funds
28.93%
Holding in Top 10
202
Holding in Top 10 Change
-24
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10.62%
% of All Funds
2.71%
New
125
Increased
939
Reduced
798
Closed
104
Calls
$17.2M
Puts
$11.7M
Net Calls
+$5.48M
Net Calls Change
-$146K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$482M
2
WL
WIT LLC
District of Columbia
+$326M
3
AOI
Auto-Owners Insurance
Michigan
+$210M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$130M
5
WANY
Wealthspire Advisors (New York)
New York
+$89.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$175M
2
Jones Financial Companies
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
-$161M
3
S
SignatureFD
Georgia
-$153M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$71.7M
5
MECA
Miller Equity Capital Advisors
Texas
-$69.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FAIM
726
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$2.97M -$247K -1,034 -7%
ASG
727
Ariston Services Group
California
$2.97M +$214K +896 +7%
MWM
728
Maripau Wealth Management
Indiana
$2.96M +$194K +811 +6%
MOS
729
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$2.96M -$368K -1,540 -10%
PCM
730
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$2.95M +$232K +971 +8%
HT
731
Heritage Trust
Oklahoma
$2.95M -$23.4K -98 -0.7%
AWA
732
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$2.94M -$63.5K -266 -2%
BFA
733
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$2.94M -$38.7K -162 -1%
GCA
734
Gradient Capital Advisors
California
$2.94M +$18.1K +76 +0.6%
MI
735
Moneywise Inc
Virginia
$2.9M +$1.92M +8,056 +161%
WGC
736
Watts Gwilliam & Co
Arizona
$2.89M +$14.1K +59 +0.5%
CAM
737
Columbia Asset Management
Michigan
$2.88M +$67.3K +282 +2%
NEWAS
738
N.E.W. Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$2.87M +$315K +1,321 +11%
VCM
739
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
$2.86M +$3.08M +12,878 New
AP
740
Americana Partners
Texas
$2.86M -$635K -2,657 -17%
BAMG
741
Brand Asset Management Group
Missouri
$2.84M -$33.7K -141 -1%
FA
742
Flagstar Advisors
New York
$2.84M +$135K +565 +5%
DT
743
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$2.84M -$62.1K -260 -2%
TCA
744
Transcend Capital Advisors
New Jersey
$2.8M +$33.7K +141 +1%
SCM
745
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$2.8M -$135K -565 -4%
PFM
746
Phillips Financial Management
Indiana
$2.8M +$26K +109 +0.9%
BIG
747
Brookwood Investment Group
Arizona
$2.79M +$3.01M +12,592 New
OCM
748
Objective Capital Management
Ohio
$2.79M -$183K -768 -6%
SEM
749
Strategic Equity Management
Arizona
$2.77M +$2.64M +11,072 +774%
EDRH
750
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$2.77M – – –
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VB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

2,158 of the 7,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $35.2B — down 36% from $54.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 125 funds opened new VB positions and 104 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 939 added to existing stakes and 798 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $482M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $175M.

  • 2,158 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) as of Q1 2025, down from 2,185 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $35.2B of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock for Q1 2025, down 36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 125 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 104 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $482M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Bank of America, an estimated $175M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.