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Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF

533 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.88B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 170 increasing their positions, 207 reducing their positions, and 108 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2730 (+3)

2.23% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.64%51.87% (+2.2%)

3% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.96M | Put options by funds: $1.9M

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 596533 (-63)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 170 | Existing positions reduced: 207

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.87B → $3.88B (-$996M)

47% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 108

Holders
533
Holders Change
-63
Holders Change %
-10.57%
% of All Funds
11.75%
Holding in Top 10
30
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
0.66%
New
57
Increased
170
Reduced
207
Closed
108
Calls
$1.96M
Puts
$1.9M
Net Calls
+$58K
Net Calls Change
-$1.53M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HighTower Advisors
26
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$20.9M +$19.4M +104,647 +305%
LNC
27
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$20M +$10.8M +58,353 +78%
Commonwealth Equity Services
28
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$19.3M -$6.63M -35,738 -22%
Osaic Holdings
29
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$19.1M +$48.5M +261,382 New
RFA
30
Radnor Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$18.8M -$4.42M -23,811 -16%
JMPWA
31
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$18.8M +$25.4K +137 +0.1%
SFS
32
Summit Financial Strategies
Ohio
$18M +$22.2M +119,655 New
JC
33
Jentner Corp
Ohio
$17.7M -$650K -3,502 -3%
F
34
F3Logic
Minnesota
$17.5M +$4.45M +23,961 +26%
Stifel Financial
35
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$15.4M -$1.39M -7,489 -7%
MML Investors Services
36
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$14.1M +$3.01M +16,236 +21%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
37
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$13M +$4.92M +26,528 +44%
MFW
38
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$12.7M +$149K +803 +1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
39
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$12.2M +$1.42M +7,649 +10%
QIM
40
Quest Investment Management
Oregon
$12M
IWA
41
Inspirion Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$11.9M +$293K +1,581 +2%
IA
42
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$11.4M +$6.7M +36,089 +91%
BFA
43
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$11.2M +$843K +4,544 +6%
BIA
44
BHK Investment Advisors
Alabama
$11.1M +$455K +2,450 +3%
RWP
45
RWA Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$10.1M +$9.27M +49,968 +288%
Truist Financial
46
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$9.98M -$170K -916 -1%
MA
47
MUFG Americas
New York
$9.93M +$297K +1,600 +2%
GT
48
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$9.73M
AMG
49
Asset Management Group
Connecticut
$9.45M +$287K +1,546 +3%
PFA
50
Paradigm Financial Advisors
Missouri
$9.27M +$10.9M +58,744 +2,007%

VBK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

533 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $3.88B — down 20% from $4.87B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 108 funds closed out of VBK and 57 opened new positions — a net loss of 51 holders — while 207 trimmed existing stakes and 170 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $91.1M. The largest seller was QS Investors, cutting an estimated $35.4M.

  • 533 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) as of Q1 2020, down from 596 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $3.88B of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 108 closed out, a net change of -51 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Bank of America, an estimated $91.1M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF seller in Q1 2020 was QS Investors, an estimated $35.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.