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Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF
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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: 27 → 30 (+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: 596 → 533 (-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

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$91.1M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$85.6M
3
TF
TIAA FSB
Florida
+$43.5M
4
SFS
Summit Financial Strategies
Ohio
+$22.2M
5
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$19.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
QI
QS Investors
New York
-$35.4M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$28.3M
3
MIS
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
-$14.2M
4
SEI Investments
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
-$12.7M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$10.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TSW
526
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$2K – – –
CP
527
Corbenic Partners
Pennsylvania
$2K +$2.41K +13 New
GWMIA
528
Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory
Florida
$1K -$371 -2 -25%
FRA
529
Front Row Advisors
California
$1K – – –
QAM
530
QCI Asset Management
New York
$1K – – –
SWM
531
Selective Wealth Management
Virginia
$1K – – –
DCM
532
Davis Capital Management
Florida
$1K +$1.11K +6 New
EI
533
Ellevest Inc
New York
$1K +$1.49K +8 New
FGAM
534
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$17 +$371 +2 +2%
WIM
535
Westside Investment Management
California
$14 +$18.4K +99 New
CCM
536
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
– -$7.51M -37,785 Closed
BCM
537
Breiter Capital Management
Florida
– -$3.45M -17,346 Closed
HCM
538
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
– -$1.04M -17,051 Closed
PFG
539
Pacific Financial Group
Washington
– -$3.13M -15,732 Closed
MWM
540
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
– -$2.36M -11,886 Closed
IAA
541
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
– -$1.82M -9,138 Closed
CP
542
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
– -$1.69M -8,509 Closed
HC
543
HNP Capital
New York
– -$1.53M -7,628 Closed
JWCA
544
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
– -$1.49M -7,515 Closed
BCM
545
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$1.49M -7,500 Closed
SIC
546
Shoker Investment Counsel
Ohio
– -$1.11M -5,589 Closed
FLA
547
Financial Life Advisors
Texas
– -$944K -4,753 Closed
RA
548
Riversedge Advisors
Delaware
– -$916K -4,612 Closed
CCP
549
Corient Capital Partners
California
– -$877K -4,416 Closed
Jane Street
550
Jane Street
New York
– -$798K -4,015 Closed
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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.