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Vanguard Small-Cap ETF
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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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)

Holders
543
Holders Change
+34
Holders Change %
+6.68%
% of All Funds
14.49%
Holding in Top 10
47
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
1.25%
New
56
Increased
226
Reduced
171
Closed
13
Calls
$3.65M
Puts
$1.45M
Net Calls
+$2.2M
Net Calls Change
+$2.72M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$80.5M
2
Jones Financial Companies
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
+$72.9M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$60.8M
4
CCA
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
+$54.8M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$41.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$34.1M
2
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
-$29.2M
3
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
-$16.4M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$13.2M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$11.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IFB
151
iAB Financial Bank
Indiana
$3.69M +$245K +2,029 +7%
CA
152
Cambridge Advisors
Nebraska
$3.65M – – –
BlackRock
153
BlackRock
New York
$3.52M +$18.3K +151 +0.5%
LPT
154
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$3.41M +$3.38M +27,916 New
WT
155
Whittier Trust
California
$3.3M -$272K -2,252 -8%
AssetMark Inc
156
AssetMark Inc
California
$3.27M +$246K +2,033 +8%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
157
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$3.24M +$805K +6,652 +33%
SC
158
Savant Capital
Illinois
$3.2M +$55.6K +460 +2%
JWBC
159
J.W. Burns & Co
New York
$3.15M -$1.21K -10 -0%
TNBTD
160
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$3.06M +$40.6K +336 +1%
IA
161
IFP Advisors
Florida
$3M +$136K +1,127 +5%
USAA
162
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$2.99M +$2.96M +24,500 New
GHAM
163
Gilman Hill Asset Management
Connecticut
$2.85M +$123K +1,015 +5%
EC
164
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$2.81M – – –
CS
165
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$2.8M +$2.78M +22,953 New
B
166
BancorpSouth
Mississippi
$2.8M -$58.5K -484 -2%
CPIG
167
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$2.8M -$109K -900 -4%
MCM
168
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$2.79M +$441K +3,644 +19%
Cetera Investment Advisers
169
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$2.78M +$89.5K +740 +3%
JFG
170
JMG Financial Group
Illinois
$2.75M -$111K -919 -4%
MWM
171
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$2.72M +$903K +7,462 +50%
SRSA
172
S.R. Schill & Associates
Washington
$2.72M -$24.1K -199 -0.9%
CWM
173
Connecticut Wealth Management
Connecticut
$2.71M +$2.72M +22,457 New
SWP
174
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$2.69M +$85.5K +707 +3%
SB
175
Simmons Bank
Arkansas
$2.65M +$340K +2,810 +15%
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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.