We are live on ! Find out more
VB icon

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF
VB

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: 831 → 855 (+24)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 79 → 79 (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

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$206M
2
GT
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
+$83.9M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$55.9M
4
Jones Financial Companies
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
+$32.1M
5
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$25.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PP
Pension Partners
New York
-$58.3M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$56.3M
3
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$50.8M
4
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
-$25.6M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$12.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BRC
851
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
$5K – – –
LYV
852
Live Your Vision
Pennsylvania
$5K – – –
MWM
853
Mascoma Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$4K – – –
IFA
854
Interactive Financial Advisors
Illinois
$4K +$3.88K +24 New
JWM
855
Janiczek Wealth Management
Colorado
$3K – – –
AC
856
Avestar Capital
New York
$1K +$1.94K +12 New
AMCA
857
Arthur M. Cohen & Associates
Illinois
$907 +$81.7K +505 +10%
CF
858
Centaurus Financial
California
$849 -$3.69M -22,833 -100%
FRA
859
Front Row Advisors
California
$244 +$8.41K +52 +3%
PP
860
Pension Partners
New York
– -$58.3M -374,289 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
861
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$4.28M -26,483 Closed
WB
862
Wilks Brothers
Texas
– -$3.89M -25,000 Closed
KSA
863
Ken Stern & Associates
California
– -$2.82M -18,102 Closed
MIAN
864
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
– -$2.34M -15,055 Closed
VF
865
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$1.38M -8,848 Closed
SFS
866
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
– -$1.24M -7,764 Closed
SMFG
867
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
– -$934K -6,000 Closed
TA
868
Teachers Advisors
New York
– -$934K -6,000 Closed
JSL
869
JT Stratford LLC
Georgia
– -$807K -5,185 Closed
LSAG
870
Lake Street Advisors Group
New Hampshire
– -$762K -4,898 Closed
CFC
871
Coyle Financial Counsel
Illinois
– -$624K -4,009 Closed
HFA
872
High Falls Advisors
New York
– -$483K -3,101 Closed
OFG
873
Oxford Financial Group
Indiana
– -$370K -2,379 Closed
Nomura Asset Management
874
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
– -$333K -2,140 Closed
CFA
875
Cahill Financial Advisors
Minnesota
– -$298K -1,911 Closed
32 33 34
35
36

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.