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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
RG
551
Retirement Group
California
$21K +$20.5K +108 New
FMII
552
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$20K
JFGIW
553
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$19K
EWM
554
EPG Wealth Management
Georgia
$19K +$17.6K +93 New
CL
555
Cabana LLC
Arkansas
$19K +$18.2K +96 New
CB
556
Community Bank
New York
$17K
BEI
557
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$16K +$379 +2 +3%
MWP
558
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$16K +$2.85K +15 +22%
VCP
559
Verus Capital Partners
Arizona
$16K +$15K +79 New
TCWM
560
Total Clarity Wealth Management
Illinois
$15K +$14.2K +75 New
TI
561
tru Independence
Oregon
$15K +$19K +100 New
LPWM
562
Lake Point Wealth Management
Texas
$14K +$13.1K +69 New
GAM
563
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$12K -$2.66K -14 -19%
HWA
564
HCR Wealth Advisors
California
$11K +$10.8K +57 New
RWA
565
Ropes Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$10K
PFGIA
566
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$9K -$17.5K -92 -66%
DAC
567
Dividend Assets Capital
South Carolina
$9K
LFG
568
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$9K
TL
569
TrueWealth LLC
Georgia
$9K
AF
570
Affiance Financial
Minnesota
$9K +$8.54K +45 New
FP
571
Financial Perspectives
Minnesota
$8.35K +$7.97K +42 New
CI
572
CX Institutional
Indiana
$8K
M
573
MOTCO
Texas
$8K
1IA
574
1834 Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$8K +$7.4K +39 New
WP
575
WealthShield Partners
North Carolina
$7K

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.