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Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF

248 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.9B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 105 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 105 | Existing positions reduced: 63

56% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 16

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.64B → $1.9B (+$265M)

2.46% more ownership

Funds ownership: 38.07%40.52% (+2.5%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 243248 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1010 (0)

29% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $765K | Put options by funds: $1.07M

Holders
248
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+2.06%
% of All Funds
6.68%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
25
Increased
105
Reduced
63
Closed
16
Calls
$765K
Puts
$1.07M
Net Calls
-$309K
Net Calls Change
+$732K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LFG
76
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$2.92M +$63.4K +470 +2%
TRCT
77
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2.81M +$2.82M +20,900 New
NCMW
78
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$2.79M +$178K +1,320 +7%
FA
79
FC Advisory
Pennsylvania
$2.68M +$437K +3,244 +19%
SRSA
80
S.R. Schill & Associates
Washington
$2.5M -$1.75K -13 -0.1%
PAG
81
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.44M +$446K +3,306 +22%
SCM
82
Stonehearth Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.43M -$3.25M -24,098 -57%
PSI
83
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$2.42M +$180K +1,335 +8%
WAS
84
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$2.32M +$2.33M +17,301 New
AWM
85
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$2.22M +$81.4K +604 +4%
HIC
86
Hartline Investment Corp
Illinois
$2.11M +$10.1K +75 +0.5%
SIA
87
Starfire Investment Advisers
Michigan
$2.07M +$30.3K +225 +1%
Northern Trust
88
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.06M -$148K -1,095 -7%
AL
89
Aspiriant LLC
California
$2.01M +$1.01M +7,493 +100%
TAIM
90
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$1.99M -$68.2K -506 -3%
PMG
91
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$1.97M +$84.2K +625 +4%
HFS
92
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$1.89M -$278K -2,060 -13%
CS
93
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.88M +$13.6K +101 +0.7%
FAAS
94
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.86M +$140K +1,038 +8%
WSTAM
95
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$1.83M +$219K +1,627 +14%
FIM
96
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.81M +$53.1K +394 +3%
ICAS
97
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$1.8M +$48.9K +363 +3%
EWM
98
Elite Wealth Management
Washington
$1.74M -$171K -1,269 -9%
US Bancorp
99
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.69M +$25.1K +186 +2%
Mariner
100
Mariner
Kansas
$1.64M +$1.41M +10,431 +594%

VBK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

248 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $1.9B — up 16% from $1.64B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new VBK positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 105 added to existing stakes and 63 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Aegon USA Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $124M. The largest seller was IndexIQ Advisors, cutting an estimated $43.9M.

  • 248 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) as of Q2 2015, up from 243 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.9B of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Aegon USA Investment Management, an estimated $124M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF seller in Q2 2015 was IndexIQ Advisors, an estimated $43.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.