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Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF
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404 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.14B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 150 increasing their positions, 121 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

90% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 21

80% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.3M | Put options by funds: $1.28M

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 150 | Existing positions reduced: 121

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.65B → $4.14B (+$490M)

8.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.76% → 58.49% (+8.7%)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 388 → 404 (+16)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 25 → 25 (0)

Holders
404
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+4.12%
% of All Funds
9.25%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.57%
New
40
Increased
150
Reduced
121
Closed
21
Calls
$2.3M
Puts
$1.28M
Net Calls
+$1.02M
Net Calls Change
-$2.27M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
+$726M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$156M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$49.9M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$9.38M
5
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$6.78M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MG
Mather Group
Illinois
-$27M
2
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
-$14.7M
3
Jones Financial Companies
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
-$11.1M
4
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$8.41M
5
Natixis Advisors
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
-$4.76M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SAM
276
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$258K -$129K -750 -34%
AF
277
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$243K +$127K +738 +115%
AC
278
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$238K +$2.23K +13 +1%
NG
279
Northstar Group
New York
$237K +$232K +1,350 New
WA
280
WP Advisors
California
$236K +$19.7K +115 +9%
APSP
281
Asset Planning Services (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$233K -$14.2K -83 -6%
CCM
282
Coe Capital Management
Illinois
$233K – – –
CM
283
Capital Management
Virginia
$229K – – –
SWM
284
Segment Wealth Management
Texas
$228K – – –
THWM
285
Taylor Hoffman Wealth Management
Virginia
$223K – – –
JGIA
286
Jackson Grant Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$216K +$343 +2 +0.2%
CL
287
CPWM LLC
Washington
$216K +$211K +1,229 New
LA
288
LexAurum Advisors
Kansas
$215K -$8.58K -50 -4%
UR
289
USCA RIA
Texas
$213K +$208K +1,211 New
First Manhattan
290
First Manhattan
New York
$212K – – –
LNWWM
291
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
$212K +$207K +1,205 New
MWM
292
Meridian Wealth Management
Kentucky
$212K +$207K +1,209 New
MA
293
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$211K +$205K +1,198 New
AW
294
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$209K +$204K +1,191 New
HCM
295
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$208K +$203K +1,181 New
BRC
296
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
$207K -$2.57K -15 -1%
BCA
297
Bay Colony Advisors
Massachusetts
$207K +$202K +1,177 New
SF
298
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$205K +$172 +1 +0.1%
EVM
299
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$205K +$200K +1,168 New
ACI
300
Alpha Cubed Investments
California
$204K +$199K +1,161 New
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VBK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

404 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $4.14B — up 13% from $3.65B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new VBK positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 150 added to existing stakes and 121 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cornerstone Wealth Management, adding an estimated $726M. The largest seller was Mather Group, cutting an estimated $27M.

  • 404 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) as of Q2 2018, up from 388 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $4.14B of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 21 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $726M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Mather Group, an estimated $27M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.