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Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF

596 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.87B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 125 funds opening new positions, 209 increasing their positions, 158 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

303% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 125 | Existing positions closed: 31

162% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.57M | Put options by funds: $979K

32% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 209 | Existing positions reduced: 158

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 507596 (+89)

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.36B → $4.87B (+$518M)

0.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.05%49.64% (+0.6%)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2827 (-1)

Holders
596
Holders Change
+89
Holders Change %
+17.55%
% of All Funds
11.74%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.57%
% of All Funds
0.53%
New
125
Increased
209
Reduced
158
Closed
31
Calls
$2.57M
Puts
$979K
Net Calls
+$1.59M
Net Calls Change
-$221K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JFA
501
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$70K -$10.2K -54 -13%
BBHC
502
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$63K
CAL
503
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$63K +$8.16K +43 +16%
BAMG
504
Brand Asset Management Group
Missouri
$62K
BAM
505
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$60K
AIM
506
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$59.6K
HPC
507
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$54K -$8.92K -47 -15%
OPS
508
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$54K +$51.2K +270 New
LWA
509
LWS Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$52K +$49.5K +261 New
BUB
510
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$50K +$47.8K +252 New
WQ
511
Wealth Quarterback
New Jersey
$48.1K +$389K +2,048 New
EFSCE
512
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$48K
NSIM
513
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$48K
CAC
514
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$48K +$13.1K +69 +40%
CCM
515
Covington Capital Management
California
$46K
DOA
516
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$46K
FPS
517
Fieldpoint Private Securities
Connecticut
$45K +$3.6K +19 +9%
IF
518
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$44K
AA
519
Argent Advisors
Louisiana
$44K +$42.3K +223 New
BA
520
Ballast Advisors
Minnesota
$43K +$41K +216 New
AA
521
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$42.7K -$7.59K -40 -16%
RFA
522
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$42K
WPA
523
West Paces Advisors
Georgia
$41.7K
IRC
524
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$41K
SFSIG
525
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$41K

VBK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

596 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $4.87B — up 12% from $4.36B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 125 funds opened new VBK positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 94 holders — while 209 added to existing stakes and 158 trimmed.

The largest buyer was QS Investors, adding an estimated $36M. The largest seller was Summit Financial Strategies, exiting entirely with an estimated $22.1M sold.

  • 596 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) as of Q4 2019, up from 507 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $4.87B of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 125 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 31 closed out, a net change of +94 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was QS Investors, an estimated $36M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Summit Financial Strategies, an estimated $22.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.