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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
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$819M -$1.85M -15,263 -0.2%
Jones Financial Companies
2
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$606M +$72.9M +602,627 +14%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$444M +$22.2M +183,166 +5%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$407M -$11.2M -92,667 -3%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$340M +$11M +90,997 +3%
PNC Financial Services Group
6
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$206M -$1.94M -16,008 -0.9%
Goldman Sachs
7
Goldman Sachs
New York
$171M +$41.6M +343,752 +33%
TCT
8
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$162M -$4.27M -35,308 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$136M +$11.1M +91,931 +9%
MFRM
10
Milliman Financial Risk Management
Illinois
$131M +$19.1M +157,579 +17%
Creative Planning
11
Creative Planning
Kansas
$126M -$4.59M -37,922 -4%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$119M +$60.8M +502,695 +109%
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$118M +$6.51M +53,837 +6%
QI
14
QS Investors
New York
$111M +$20.3M +168,011 +23%
Fidelity Investments
15
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$81.4M -$2.19M -18,126 -3%
Wellington Management Group
16
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$81.3M +$80.5M +665,245 New
SBSB
17
Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blaney
Virginia
$78.2M -$661K -5,464 -0.8%
AllianceBernstein
18
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$73.1M +$32.7M +270,736 +83%
M&T Bank
19
M&T Bank
New York
$69.9M +$6.43M +53,166 +10%
Bessemer Group
20
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$63.6M -$32.7K -270 -0.1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
21
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$57.2M +$2.04M +16,836 +4%
KIM
22
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$55.5M -$1.29M -10,683 -2%
CCA
23
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$55.3M +$54.8M +452,862 New
W
24
Wealthfront
California
$46.7M +$3.73M +30,796 +9%
VCP
25
Vista Capital Partners
Oregon
$44.6M -$396K -3,275 -0.9%
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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.