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Vanguard Small-Cap ETF
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668 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.15B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 81 funds opening new positions, 289 increasing their positions, 205 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

103% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 81 | Existing positions closed: 40

41% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 289 | Existing positions reduced: 205

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.98B → $9.15B (+$1.17B)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 631 → 668 (+37)

1.17% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.36% → 50.53% (+1.2%)

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 68 → 61 (-7)

85% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.96M | Put options by funds: $33M

Holders
668
Holders Change
+37
Holders Change %
+5.86%
% of All Funds
16.63%
Holding in Top 10
61
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10.29%
% of All Funds
1.52%
New
81
Increased
289
Reduced
205
Closed
40
Calls
$4.96M
Puts
$33M
Net Calls
-$28.1M
Net Calls Change
-$28M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jones Financial Companies
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
+$332M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$114M
3
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$80.5M
4
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$76.4M
5
CCA
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
+$51.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AA
Acorns Advisers
California
-$50.1M
2
PP
Pension Partners
New York
-$49.7M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$46.8M
4
Natixis Advisors
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
-$41.1M
5
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$21.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TH
151
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$5.32M -$925K -6,990 -15%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
152
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$5.29M +$1.83M +13,855 +54%
NIM
153
Northeast Investment Management
Massachusetts
$5.28M +$220K +1,666 +4%
CS
154
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$5.28M +$5.24M +39,622 New
WCWM
155
Wooster Corthell Wealth Management
Connecticut
$5.16M +$384K +2,901 +8%
NHC
156
Nicholas Hoffman & Company
Georgia
$5.05M -$55.6K -420 -1%
EWM
157
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$4.95M +$122K +922 +3%
FHA
158
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$4.93M +$38.4K +290 +0.8%
PFA
159
Pure Financial Advisors
California
$4.91M -$259K -1,957 -5%
NEPWA
160
New England Private Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$4.9M +$288K +2,178 +6%
BBA
161
BLB&B Advisors
Pennsylvania
$4.83M +$227K +1,713 +5%
GHCM
162
Glen Harbor Capital Management
California
$4.81M +$189K +1,430 +4%
IFB
163
iAB Financial Bank
Indiana
$4.73M +$578K +4,371 +14%
GA
164
Greytown Advisors
Florida
$4.73M +$220K +1,665 +5%
BCA
165
Bray Capital Advisors
Florida
$4.68M -$209K -1,580 -4%
TNBTD
166
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$4.67M +$484K +3,658 +12%
DY
167
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$4.42M -$47.2K -357 -1%
FMII
168
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$4.4M -$186K -1,405 -4%
SIC
169
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$4.33M +$805K +6,082 +21%
William Blair & Company
170
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$4.25M -$58.7K -444 -1%
ACM
171
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$4.21M -$722K -5,458 -15%
JIC
172
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$4.2M +$11.4K +86 +0.3%
HCIA
173
Hochman Cole Investment Advisors
Illinois
$4.2M -$33.6K -254 -0.8%
EWM
174
Endurance Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$4.14M +$304K +2,300 +8%
SG Americas Securities
175
SG Americas Securities
New York
$4.13M +$290K +2,191 +8%
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VB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

668 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $9.15B — up 15% from $7.98B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 81 funds opened new VB positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 289 added to existing stakes and 205 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jones Financial Companies, adding an estimated $332M. The largest seller was Acorns Advisers, cutting an estimated $50.1M.

  • 668 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) as of Q1 2017, up from 631 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $9.15B of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 81 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 40 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Jones Financial Companies, an estimated $332M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Acorns Advisers, an estimated $50.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.