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Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF
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265 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.83B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 96 increasing their positions, 80 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

223% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 13

139% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $609K | Put options by funds: $255K

60% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 16 (+6)

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 96 | Existing positions reduced: 80

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 241 → 265 (+24)

7.92% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.28% → 41.36% (-7.9%)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.08B → $1.83B (-$245M)

Holders
265
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+9.96%
% of All Funds
6.95%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+60%
% of All Funds
0.42%
New
42
Increased
96
Reduced
80
Closed
13
Calls
$609K
Puts
$255K
Net Calls
+$354K
Net Calls Change
+$1.93M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$46.9M
2
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
+$24.6M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$16M
4
MCM
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
+$15.6M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$11.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$406M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$41.4M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$24.4M
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$19.9M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FA
76
FC Advisory
Pennsylvania
$2.9M +$265K +2,153 +10%
JMPWA
77
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$2.79M -$1.32M -10,678 -32%
PAG
78
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.7M +$110K +889 +4%
LFG
79
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$2.54M -$15.5K -126 -0.6%
SFT
80
Simmons First Trust
Arkansas
$2.52M -$46.1K -374 -2%
FIB
81
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$2.49M – – –
IA
82
IFP Advisors
Florida
$2.42M +$2.46M +19,918 New
PSI
83
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$2.37M +$94.8K +769 +4%
Bank of New York Mellon
84
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.35M -$19.9M -161,384 -89%
AWM
85
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$2.17M +$36.1K +293 +2%
AIA
86
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho
$2.17M +$2.2M +17,878 New
Creative Planning
87
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.07M +$101K +817 +5%
Northern Trust
88
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.02M +$69K +560 +3%
PMG
89
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$2.01M +$183K +1,488 +10%
CA
90
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.94M -$813K -6,595 -29%
CG
91
Caprock Group
Idaho
$1.93M +$1.96M +15,906 New
HIC
92
Hartline Investment Corp
Illinois
$1.89M -$6.17K -50 -0.3%
FIM
93
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.89M +$1.78M +14,432 +1,263%
SIA
94
Starfire Investment Advisers
Michigan
$1.88M +$72.7K +590 +4%
SCM
95
Stonehearth Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.87M -$164K -1,330 -8%
Bank of Montreal
96
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.77M -$1.39M -11,250 -44%
Susquehanna International Group
97
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.75M -$2.08M -16,897 -54%
AIG
98
American International Group
New York
$1.73M +$125K +1,016 +8%
BFS
99
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$1.69M +$672K +5,449 +64%
TAIM
100
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$1.68M -$111K -902 -6%
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VBK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

265 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.83B — down 12% from $2.08B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new VBK positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 96 added to existing stakes and 80 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $46.9M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $406M.

  • 265 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) as of Q4 2015, up from 241 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.83B of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $46.9M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF seller in Q4 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $406M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.