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Vanguard Small-Cap ETF
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2,194 hedge funds and large institutions have $39.5B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 138 funds opening new positions, 880 increasing their positions, 831 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

169% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $17.2M | Put options by funds: $6.39M

109% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 138 | Existing positions closed: 66

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,164 → 2,194 (+30)

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 880 | Existing positions reduced: 831

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $37.8B → $39.5B (+$1.71B)

1% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 184 → 185 (+1)

0.93% less ownership

Funds ownership: 59.63% → 58.7% (-0.93%)

Holders
2,194
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+1.39%
% of All Funds
28.8%
Holding in Top 10
185
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+0.54%
% of All Funds
2.43%
New
138
Increased
880
Reduced
831
Closed
66
Calls
$17.2M
Puts
$6.39M
Net Calls
+$10.8M
Net Calls Change
-$2.61M

Top Buyers

1
Focus Partners Wealth
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
+$235M
2
GC
Grimes & Company
Massachusetts
+$123M
3
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$111M
4
Mercer Global Advisors
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
+$92.4M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$60.5M

Top Sellers

1
Jones Financial Companies
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
-$1.07B
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$215M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$197M
4
WA
Waterford Advisors
New York
-$94M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$61.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GWMR
776
GC Wealth Management RIA
Massachusetts
$2.94M +$843K +3,400 +42%
WF
777
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$2.94M -$168K -676 -6%
R
778
Rebalance
California
$2.94M -$744 -3 -0%
FGWP
779
Founders Grove Wealth Partners
Virginia
$2.93M -$61.3K -247 -2%
TCA
780
Transcend Capital Advisors
New Jersey
$2.93M -$153K -617 -5%
BAM
781
BOS Asset Management
Illinois
$2.93M +$21.8K +88 +0.8%
SCM
782
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$2.92M -$241K -973 -8%
AIA
783
Arcadia Investment Advisors
Idaho
$2.91M +$2.73M +11,009 +2,496%
SIMC
784
Squire Investment Management Company
Utah
$2.91M +$343K +1,385 +14%
NFC
785
Northstar Financial Companies
Pennsylvania
$2.9M +$35K +141 +1%
BIG
786
Brookwood Investment Group
Arizona
$2.89M -$106K -426 -4%
FF
787
Farnam Financial
Arizona
$2.88M +$551K +2,222 +24%
NEPWA
788
New England Private Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.88M +$18.1K +73 +0.6%
OFG
789
Oxford Financial Group
Indiana
$2.87M +$373K +1,504 +15%
RIA
790
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$2.87M -$574K -2,315 -17%
CRFG
791
Columbia River Financial Group
Washington
$2.86M -$276K -1,112 -9%
SC
792
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$2.85M +$331K +1,335 +14%
RCM
793
Radnor Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2.83M – – –
SW
794
SkyOak Wealth
Michigan
$2.82M -$14.9K -60 -0.5%
CFD
795
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$2.82M -$107K -430 -4%
OWA
796
Octavia Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$2.81M -$121K -489 -4%
SOS
797
Silver Oak Securities
Tennessee
$2.81M +$2.98K +12 +0.1%
BFG
798
Baron Financial Group
New Jersey
$2.8M +$273K +1,102 +11%
MMRF
799
Michelson Medical Research Foundation
California
$2.8M – – –
NFA
800
Northern Financial Advisors
Michigan
$2.78M +$2.71M +10,946 New
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VB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

2,194 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $39.5B — up 4.5% from $37.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 138 funds opened new VB positions and 66 closed out — a net gain of 72 holders — while 880 added to existing stakes and 831 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Focus Partners Wealth, adding an estimated $235M. The largest seller was Jones Financial Companies, cutting an estimated $1.07B.

  • 2,194 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) as of Q3 2025, up from 2,164 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $39.5B of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock for Q3 2025, up 4.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 138 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 66 closed out, a net change of +72 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Focus Partners Wealth, an estimated $235M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF seller in Q3 2025 was Jones Financial Companies, an estimated $1.07B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.