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Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF
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241 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.08B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 77 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 77

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.9B → $2.08B (+$175M)

8.76% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.52% → 49.28% (+8.8%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 10 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 248 → 241 (-7)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 24

74% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $542K | Put options by funds: $2.12M

Holders
241
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-2.82%
% of All Funds
6.73%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
19
Increased
90
Reduced
77
Closed
24
Calls
$542K
Puts
$2.12M
Net Calls
-$1.58M
Net Calls Change
-$1.27M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$420M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$158M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$51.1M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$25.2M
5
QI
QS Investors
New York
+$22M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
-$123M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$13M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$12.2M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$5.51M
5
SWP
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
-$4.96M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TNBTD
26
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$10.7M +$11.3M +87,395 +2,480%
FC
27
Forte Capital
New York
$10M -$593K -4,585 -5%
QIM
28
Quest Investment Management
Oregon
$9.52M – – –
TYCC
29
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$8.81M -$257K -1,985 -3%
Stifel Financial
30
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$7.97M +$1.2M +9,304 +16%
SEI Investments
31
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$7.32M +$451K +3,490 +6%
LI
32
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$7.27M -$181K -1,397 -2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
33
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$7.17M +$90.9K +703 +1%
IA
34
Ibbotson Associates
Illinois
$7.08M +$2.39M +18,481 +44%
PGFC
35
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$7.06M +$165K +1,276 +2%
IA
36
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$7.02M +$6.49M +50,223 +534%
LIC
37
Lodestar Investment Counsel
Illinois
$6.6M -$197K -1,525 -3%
RJFSA
38
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$6.53M +$7.17M +55,419 New
Comerica Bank
39
Comerica Bank
Texas
$6.46M -$3.9M -30,172 -35%
IFS
40
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$6.16M -$80K -619 -1%
SFI
41
SPC Financial Inc
Maryland
$6.01M +$640K +4,948 +11%
CIM
42
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$5.94M +$456K +3,528 +8%
CAN
43
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$5.84M +$991K +7,668 +18%
LNC
44
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$5.79M +$201K +1,555 +3%
MCM
45
McMillion Capital Management
North Carolina
$5.73M -$703K -5,438 -10%
AMG
46
Asset Management Group
Connecticut
$5.73M -$167K -1,290 -3%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
47
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$5.66M +$1.17M +9,055 +23%
MFS
48
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$5.27M -$2.73M -21,129 -32%
Citigroup
49
Citigroup
New York
$5.22M +$710K +5,494 +14%
SWM
50
SVA Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$5.19M -$65.2K -504 -1%
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VBK Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

241 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $2.08B — up 9.2% from $1.9B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of VBK and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 77 trimmed existing stakes and 90 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $420M. The largest seller was Aegon USA Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $123M sold.

  • 241 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) as of Q3 2015, down from 248 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.08B of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 24 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $420M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Aegon USA Investment Management, an estimated $123M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.