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Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

1,099 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.1B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 188 funds opening new positions, 458 increasing their positions, 296 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

794% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.65M | Put options by funds: $744K

370% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 188 | Existing positions closed: 40

55% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 458 | Existing positions reduced: 296

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.2B → $15.1B (+$1.87B)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 9671,099 (+132)

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8189 (+8)

1.64% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.44%55.08% (+1.6%)

Holders
1,099
Holders Change
+132
Holders Change %
+13.65%
% of All Funds
21.66%
Holding in Top 10
89
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+9.88%
% of All Funds
1.75%
New
188
Increased
458
Reduced
296
Closed
40
Calls
$6.65M
Puts
$744K
Net Calls
+$5.9M
Net Calls Change
+$990K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Jones Financial Companies
1
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$2.04B +$62.2M +390,285 +3%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.72B +$25M +156,791 +2%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$685M +$8.78M +55,130 +1%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$569M +$10.6M +66,847 +2%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$565M +$30.7M +192,701 +6%
Ameriprise
6
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$483M +$24.6M +154,128 +6%
PNC Financial Services Group
7
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$336M -$734K -4,610 -0.2%
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$330M +$21.7M +136,029 +7%
AA
9
Acorns Advisers
California
$297M +$31.3M +196,387 +12%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$280M +$3.97M +24,926 +1%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$280M +$2.15M +13,513 +0.8%
CSIA
12
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$212M -$2.81M -17,669 -1%
MRC
13
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$200M -$388K -2,434 -0.2%
CCA
14
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$200M -$413K -2,595 -0.2%
TF
15
TIAA FSB
Florida
$198M -$531K -3,336 -0.3%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$184M +$4.5M +28,252 +3%
CM
17
Churchill Management
California
$170M +$163M +1,025,455 New
Creative Planning
18
Creative Planning
Kansas
$165M +$5.29M +33,195 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$158M +$5.97M +37,473 +4%
Wellington Management Group
20
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$151M -$61.3M -385,035 -30%
GT
21
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$144M +$3.71M +23,270 +3%
Wealthfront Advisers
22
Wealthfront Advisers
California
$130M +$3.2M +20,102 +3%
MFM
23
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
$121M -$2.01M -12,631 -2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
24
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$120M +$6.92M +43,425 +6%
EWA
25
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$108M +$4.2M +26,338 +4%

VB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

1,099 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $15.1B — up 14% from $13.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 188 funds opened new VB positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 148 holders — while 458 added to existing stakes and 296 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Churchill Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $163M. The largest seller was M&T Bank, exiting entirely with an estimated $91.1M sold.

  • 1,099 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) as of Q4 2019, up from 967 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $15.1B of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 188 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 40 closed out, a net change of +148 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Churchill Management, an estimated $163M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF seller in Q4 2019 was M&T Bank, an estimated $91.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.