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Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

1,286 hedge funds and large institutions have $22B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 231 funds opening new positions, 500 increasing their positions, 396 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

478% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 231 | Existing positions closed: 40

42% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 107152 (+45)

33% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.5B → $22B (+$5.48B)

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 500 | Existing positions reduced: 396

17% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $106M | Put options by funds: $90.2M

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,1131,286 (+173)

0.68% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.92%58.6% (+0.68%)

Holders
1,286
Holders Change
+173
Holders Change %
+15.54%
% of All Funds
22.76%
Holding in Top 10
152
Holding in Top 10 Change
+45
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+42.06%
% of All Funds
2.69%
New
231
Increased
500
Reduced
396
Closed
40
Calls
$106M
Puts
$90.2M
Net Calls
+$15.7M
Net Calls Change
+$11.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.02B -$54.2M -307,258 -1%
Jones Financial Companies
2
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$2.29B -$103M -584,168 -5%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.18B +$49.2M +279,042 +5%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$668M +$34M +192,651 +6%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$649M +$8.82M +50,009 +2%
Ameriprise
6
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$520M +$21.2M +120,235 +5%
Envestnet Asset Management
7
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$480M +$21.4M +121,227 +5%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$414M +$29.8M +168,934 +9%
PNC Financial Services Group
9
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$390M -$481K -2,728 -0.1%
Bank of New York Mellon
10
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$325M +$22.9M +129,997 +8%
CSIA
11
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$300M -$24.5M -139,043 -8%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$291M +$17M +96,239 +7%
Creative Planning
13
Creative Planning
Kansas
$267M +$20.6M +116,592 +9%
JP Morgan Chase
14
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$251M +$162M +920,113 +249%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
15
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$229M +$7.64M +43,311 +4%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$222M +$46.9M +265,951 +30%
GT
17
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$199M +$154K +871 +0.1%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
18
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$194M -$19.1M -108,157 -10%
TF
19
TIAA FSB
Florida
$190M -$5.9M -33,423 -3%
CM
20
Churchill Management
California
$189M +$171M +968,695 New
WL
21
WIT LLC
District of Columbia
$170M +$154M +871,503 New
MFM
22
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
$162M -$49.9M -283,077 -25%
Wealthfront Advisers
23
Wealthfront Advisers
California
$149M +$7.09M +40,201 +6%
S
24
SignatureFD
Georgia
$140M +$2.74M +15,548 +2%
Stifel Financial
25
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$127M +$15.2M +86,339 +15%

VB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

1,286 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $22B — up 33% from $16.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 231 funds opened new VB positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 191 holders — while 500 added to existing stakes and 396 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Churchill Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $171M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $112M.

  • 1,286 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) as of Q4 2020, up from 1,113 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $22B of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 231 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 40 closed out, a net change of +191 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Churchill Management, an estimated $171M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $112M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.