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Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

438 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.5B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 195 increasing their positions, 134 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

46% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 195 | Existing positions reduced: 134

0.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 42.59%42.54% (-0.05%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 445438 (-7)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4339 (-4)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.97B → $4.5B (-$474M)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 38

95% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $270K | Put options by funds: $5.95M

Holders
438
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-1.57%
% of All Funds
12.23%
Holding in Top 10
39
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-9.3%
% of All Funds
1.09%
New
34
Increased
195
Reduced
134
Closed
38
Calls
$270K
Puts
$5.95M
Net Calls
-$5.68M
Net Calls Change
-$6.16M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CCA
176
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$1.8M -$39.1K -334 -2%
PCA
177
Peddock Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.78M +$26.7K +228 +1%
MCTIC
178
MacGuire Cheswick & Tuttle Investment Counsel
Connecticut
$1.77M
EAM
179
Evanson Asset Management
California
$1.75M +$54.7K +468 +3%
CFA
180
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.68M -$13.1K -112 -0.7%
Brown Advisory
181
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$1.68M +$231K +1,972 +15%
BRM
182
Boston Research & Management
Massachusetts
$1.67M -$21K -180 -1%
WJA
183
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$1.66M -$7.49M -64,023 -81%
OCM
184
One Capital Management
California
$1.65M +$95.9K +820 +6%
WF
185
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$1.65M
BF
186
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$1.62M -$160K -1,371 -8%
EWM
187
Endurance Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$1.53M
NL
188
NWAM LLC
Washington
$1.48M
HHGA
189
Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors
California
$1.48M
HL
190
HeadInvest LLC
Maine
$1.47M +$40.3K +345 +3%
NFG
191
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1.47M -$189K -1,620 -11%
FPIS
192
Financial Planning & Information Services
Wisconsin
$1.47M -$1.66M -14,226 -51%
BFA
193
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$1.46M +$48.6K +416 +3%
BCM
194
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$1.46M +$60.2K +515 +4%
FMWA
195
Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors
Missouri
$1.45M -$88.8K -759 -5%
Natixis Advisors
196
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.44M +$150K +1,283 +11%
IAA
197
Ironsides Asset Advisors
North Carolina
$1.43M -$292K -2,500 -16%
LPT
198
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$1.4M -$571K -4,882 -27%
EHPM
199
Emery Howard Portfolio Management
California
$1.4M
WA
200
Wealth Architects
California
$1.36M -$11.7K -100 -0.8%

VB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

438 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $4.5B — down 9.5% from $4.97B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of VB and 34 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 134 trimmed existing stakes and 195 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $61.1M. The largest seller was Windham Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $55.8M sold.

  • 438 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) as of Q3 2015, down from 445 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $4.5B of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 38 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $61.1M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Windham Capital Management, an estimated $55.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.