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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
GLLW
801
Graves Light Lenhart Wealth
Virginia
$2.78M +$64K +258 +2%
FIA
802
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
$2.77M +$1.61M +6,498 +147%
JWA
803
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$2.76M +$124K +502 +5%
EW
804
Evoke Wealth
California
$2.73M +$991K +3,995 +59%
PF
805
Parker Financial
Washington
$2.73M -$57.3K -231 -2%
SMC
806
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$2.73M -$175K -707 -6%
KA
807
Klingman & Associates
New York
$2.72M – – –
WSFS
808
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$2.72M -$1.62M -6,518 -38%
PWP
809
Perfromance Wealth Partners
Illinois
$2.72M -$142K -571 -5%
EWA
810
Encompass Wealth Advisors
Oregon
$2.71M +$99.5K +401 +4%
SFS
811
Security Financial Services
Indiana
$2.71M -$2.73K -11 -0.1%
SC
812
Stephens Consulting
Michigan
$2.7M -$1.06M -4,263 -29%
SFWC
813
Strategic Family Wealth Counselors
New Jersey
$2.7M +$75.6K +305 +3%
PCM
814
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$2.7M -$451K -1,817 -15%
TWM
815
Tanager Wealth Management
United Kingdom
$2.7M +$7.19K +29 +0.3%
Vontobel Holding
816
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$2.69M -$65.7K -265 -2%
WTA
817
Washington Trust Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.69M +$23.6K +95 +0.9%
BCM
818
BTC Capital Management
Iowa
$2.68M – – –
EF
819
Envision Financial
Wisconsin
$2.67M +$262K +1,057 +11%
VCM
820
Viewpoint Capital Management
Washington
$2.66M – – –
GIM
821
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
$2.66M +$992 +4 +0%
IRAG
822
Investment Research & Advisory Group
Georgia
$2.65M -$393K -1,584 -13%
TDWM
823
Topel & Distasi Wealth Management
California
$2.65M -$57.8K -233 -2%
CPA
824
Compass Planning Associates
Massachusetts
$2.64M +$330K +1,332 +15%
LPP
825
Life Planning Partners
Florida
$2.64M -$41.9K -169 -2%
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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.