Vanguard Small-Cap ETF
368 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.6B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 161 increasing their positions, 123 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
83% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.5M | Put options by funds: $2.46M
31% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 161 | Existing positions reduced: 123
17% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 29 → 34 (+5)
14% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 29
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.35B → $3.6B (+$253M)
0.43% more ownership
Funds ownership: 39.99% → 40.42% (+0.43%)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 368 → 368 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$88.8M |
| 2 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$18.2M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$14.7M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$12M |
| 5 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$9.56M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nomura Asset Management
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$19.1M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$12.3M |
| 3 |
PP
Pension Partners
New York
|
-$12.3M |
| 4 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$6.53M |
| 5 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$5.02M |
VB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
368 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $3.6B — up 7.6% from $3.35B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new VB positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 161 added to existing stakes and 123 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $88.8M. The largest seller was Nomura Asset Management, cutting an estimated $19.1M.
- 368 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) as of Q1 2014, unchanged from Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $3.6B of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 29 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $88.8M added.
- The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Nomura Asset Management, an estimated $19.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.