We are live on ! Find out more
VBK icon

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF
VBK

277 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.1B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 112 increasing their positions, 85 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 19

38% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 11 (+3)

32% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 112 | Existing positions reduced: 85

26% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.51M | Put options by funds: $1.21M

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.81B → $2.1B (+$292M)

2.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.65% → 42.93% (+2.3%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 276 → 277 (+1)

Holders
277
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.36%
% of All Funds
7.39%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+37.5%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
27
Increased
112
Reduced
85
Closed
19
Calls
$1.51M
Puts
$1.21M
Net Calls
+$310K
Net Calls Change
+$218K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
+$95.9M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$35.6M
3
QI
QS Investors
New York
+$17.4M
4
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$14.8M
5
AIA
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
+$12.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$15M
2
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
-$13.9M
3
SWP
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
-$8.75M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$5.65M
5
Jones Financial Companies
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
-$5.48M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FC
76
Forte Capital
New York
$3.05M -$275K -2,115 -8%
MCM
77
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$3.01M +$49.5K +380 +2%
CWM
78
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$3M +$2.99M +22,985 New
PA
79
Probity Advisors
Texas
$2.98M +$275K +2,109 +10%
IA
80
IFP Advisors
Florida
$2.89M +$139K +1,065 +5%
LFG
81
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$2.84M +$27.9K +214 +1%
FIB
82
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$2.7M – – –
FWM
83
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$2.55M -$574K -4,404 -19%
KFS
84
Kissinger Financial Services
Maryland
$2.54M +$2.52M +19,314 New
Northern Trust
85
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.52M -$544K -4,174 -18%
HighTower Advisors
86
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.49M +$1.27M +9,727 +106%
CFMC
87
Curbstone Financial Management Corp
New Hampshire
$2.44M -$13K -100 -0.5%
Creative Planning
88
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.36M +$740K +5,682 +46%
AWM
89
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$2.32M -$54K -415 -2%
FHA
90
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$2.24M -$2.89M -22,191 -56%
PMG
91
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$2.15M +$781 +6 +0%
SIA
92
Starfire Investment Advisers
Michigan
$2.09M +$651 +5 +0%
FIM
93
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$2.07M -$59.4K -456 -3%
ICRM
94
Insight Capital Research & Management
California
$2.03M +$2M +15,386 New
US Bancorp
95
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.9M +$145K +1,112 +8%
SI
96
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$1.87M +$287K +2,202 +18%
BFS
97
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$1.8M +$5.86K +45 +0.3%
PAG
98
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.78M +$20.7K +159 +1%
HIC
99
Hartline Investment Corp
Illinois
$1.75M -$29.3K -225 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
100
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.74M -$74K -568 -4%
2 3
4
5 6

VBK Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

277 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $2.1B — up 16% from $1.81B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new VBK positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 112 added to existing stakes and 85 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Horizon Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $95.9M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $15M.

  • 277 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) as of Q3 2016, up from 276 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.1B of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 19 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $95.9M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Ameriprise, an estimated $15M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.