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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
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$726M +$61.1M +522,103 +8%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$442M +$18.6M +158,828 +4%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$336M -$6.55M -56,051 -2%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$280M +$29.7M +253,998 +11%
PNC Financial Services Group
5
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$172M +$3.88M +33,217 +2%
TCT
6
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$140M +$3.75M +32,064 +3%
CNB
7
City National Bank
California
$126M +$4.68M +40,015 +4%
Creative Planning
8
Creative Planning
Kansas
$125M -$3.81M -32,616 -3%
Goldman Sachs
9
Goldman Sachs
New York
$108M +$6.96M +59,564 +6%
Envestnet Asset Management
10
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$84.9M +$127K +1,085 +0.1%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$81.1M -$17.9M -153,138 -17%
Bank of Montreal
12
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$75.4M -$1.5M -12,818 -2%
Bessemer Group
13
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$55.6M +$1.32M +11,299 +2%
CS
14
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$47M +$17.3M +148,091 +52%
KIM
15
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$46M +$14.1M +120,162 +39%
Commonwealth Equity Services
16
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$44.5M +$1.4M +11,950 +3%
Fifth Third Bancorp
17
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$40.6M +$2.8M +23,988 +7%
VCP
18
Vista Capital Partners
Oregon
$38.6M +$443K +3,786 +1%
M&T Bank
19
M&T Bank
New York
$38.5M +$766K +6,555 +2%
W
20
Wealthfront
California
$37.5M +$16M +136,945 +65%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
21
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$30.3M +$32.8M +280,682 New
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$28.7M -$2.47M -21,092 -7%
IAS
23
INR Advisory Services
Pennsylvania
$26.9M -$773K -6,607 -3%
PA
24
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$25M +$348K +2,974 +1%
PAMU
25
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$24.9M

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.