Vanguard Small-Cap ETF
543 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.43B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 226 increasing their positions, 171 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
331% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 13
151% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.65M | Put options by funds: $1.45M
32% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 226 | Existing positions reduced: 171
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.74B → $6.43B (+$695M)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 509 → 543 (+34)
0.6% more ownership
Funds ownership: 44.94% → 45.54% (+0.6%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 47 → 47 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$80.5M |
| 2 |
Jones Financial Companies
Des Peres,
Missouri
|
+$72.9M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$60.8M |
| 4 |
CCA
Catalyst Capital Advisors
Huntington,
New York
|
+$54.8M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$41.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$34.1M |
| 2 |
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$29.2M |
| 3 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$16.4M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$13.2M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$11.2M |
VB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
543 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $6.43B — up 12% from $5.74B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new VB positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 43 holders — while 226 added to existing stakes and 171 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $80.5M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $34.1M.
- 543 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) as of Q3 2016, up from 509 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $6.43B of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 56 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 13 closed out, a net change of +43 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $80.5M added.
- The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF seller in Q3 2016 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $34.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.