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Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF
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214 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.27B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 77 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

575% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 8

150% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 10 (+6)

83% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.58M | Put options by funds: $1.96M

79% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 43

25% more funds holding

Funds holding: 171 → 214 (+43)

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.13B → $1.27B (+$139M)

0.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.84% → 34.74% (+0.89%)

Holders
214
Holders Change
+43
Holders Change %
+25.15%
% of All Funds
6.21%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+150%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
54
Increased
77
Reduced
43
Closed
8
Calls
$3.58M
Puts
$1.96M
Net Calls
+$1.63M
Net Calls Change
-$537K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BDF
Balasa Dinverno & Foltz
+$63.5M
2
AIA
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
+$21.3M
3
DWA
Dorsey Wright & Associates
California
+$21.3M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$21.1M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$10.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
QI
Qualcomm Inc
California
-$137M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$29.5M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$6.75M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$4.77M
5
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
-$3.34M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FAAM
51
First Allied Asset Management
California
$4.05M -$223K -1,887 -5%
CWM
52
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$3.94M +$3.8M +32,179 New
BFA
53
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$3.91M -$196K -1,659 -5%
MCM
54
McMillion Capital Management
North Carolina
$3.8M +$3.67M +31,088 New
UCFA
55
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$3.53M +$264K +2,240 +8%
GIA
56
GHP Investment Advisors
Colorado
$3.52M +$80.9K +686 +2%
SFI
57
SPC Financial Inc
Maryland
$3.46M +$284K +2,410 +9%
CS
58
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.32M +$2.02M +17,090 +170%
MA
59
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$3.27M +$3.1M +26,304 +52,608%
Truist Financial
60
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$3.26M +$234K +1,986 +8%
BC
61
Burney Company
Virginia
$3.21M +$2.11M +17,870 +213%
BEC
62
Blue Edge Capital
Virginia
$3.19M +$3.07M +26,046 New
PAG
63
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$3.15M +$3.04M +25,757 New
CNB
64
City National Bank
California
$3.06M +$179K +1,518 +6%
SFT
65
Simmons First Trust
Arkansas
$2.87M -$1.7M -14,443 -38%
HCMT
66
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$2.82M -$74.3K -630 -3%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
67
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2.78M +$548K +4,645 +26%
AP
68
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$2.61M +$2.52M +21,338 New
Goldman Sachs
69
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.58M -$6.75M -57,235 -73%
LFG
70
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$2.47M +$122K +1,036 +5%
B
71
Baird
Wisconsin
$2.44M +$174K +1,477 +8%
Citigroup
72
Citigroup
New York
$2.24M +$119K +1,009 +6%
LTFS
73
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.14M +$1.13M +9,601 +121%
FAAS
74
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$2.09M -$3.34M -28,316 -62%
TAIM
75
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$2.06M -$118K -997 -6%
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VBK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

214 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $1.27B — up 12% from $1.13B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new VBK positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 46 holders — while 77 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Balasa Dinverno & Foltz, opening a new position worth an estimated $63.5M. The largest seller was Qualcomm Inc, exiting entirely with an estimated $137M sold.

  • 214 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) as of Q4 2013, up from 171 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.27B of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 8 closed out, a net change of +46 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Balasa Dinverno & Foltz, an estimated $63.5M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Qualcomm Inc, an estimated $137M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.