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Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF
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507 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.36B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 202 increasing their positions, 160 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

195% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.74M | Put options by funds: $928K

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 30

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 202 | Existing positions reduced: 160

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 27 → 28 (+1)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 495 → 507 (+12)

1.46% less ownership

Funds ownership: 50.51% → 49.05% (-1.5%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.63B → $4.36B (-$274M)

Holders
507
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+2.42%
% of All Funds
11.12%
Holding in Top 10
28
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+3.7%
% of All Funds
0.61%
New
45
Increased
202
Reduced
160
Closed
30
Calls
$2.74M
Puts
$928K
Net Calls
+$1.81M
Net Calls Change
-$397K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
+$23.9M
2
BC
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
+$8.75M
3
BCWM
Bartlett & Co Wealth Management
Ohio
+$8.75M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$8.42M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$8.18M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$233M
2
Jones Financial Companies
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
-$14.5M
3
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$11.9M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$11.6M
5
SFI
SPC Financial Inc
Maryland
-$10.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JFA
426
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$74K – – –
PCA
427
Providence Capital Advisors
North Carolina
$70K – – –
CAL
428
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$66K +$6.71K +36 +11%
TC
429
Truvestments Capital
Florida
$60K – – –
HPC
430
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$58K – – –
BBHC
431
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$58K +$7.08K +38 +14%
BAMG
432
Brand Asset Management Group
Missouri
$56K -$14K -75 -19%
BAM
433
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$55K – – –
REMPR
434
Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta (REMP)
California
$55K +$55.9K +300 New
AIM
435
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$54.6K – – –
CAL
436
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$49K +$18.4K +99 +57%
ME
437
McIlrath & Eck
Washington
$48K +$8.94K +48 +22%
AA
438
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$44.9K +$46.7K +251 New
EFSCE
439
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$44K -$8.94K -48 -16%
NSIM
440
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$44K +$44.7K +240 New
DOA
441
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$43K +$559 +3 +1%
CCM
442
Covington Capital Management
California
$42K – – –
WCM
443
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
$41K – – –
IF
444
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$40K – – –
WPA
445
West Paces Advisors
Georgia
$38.2K +$39.1K +210 New
RFA
446
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$38K – – –
FPS
447
Fieldpoint Private Securities
Connecticut
$38K +$35.8K +192 +1,129%
CFN
448
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$37K – – –
IRC
449
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$37K – – –
SFSIG
450
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$37K – – –
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VBK Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

507 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $4.36B — down 5.9% from $4.63B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new VBK positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 202 added to existing stakes and 160 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Howard Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $23.9M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $233M.

  • 507 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) as of Q3 2019, up from 495 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $4.36B of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 30 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Howard Capital Management, an estimated $23.9M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF seller in Q3 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $233M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.