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Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF
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1,213 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.1B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 101 funds opening new positions, 424 increasing their positions, 414 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

232% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19.9M | Put options by funds: $5.99M

49% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 101 | Existing positions closed: 68

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 46 → 49 (+3)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 424 | Existing positions reduced: 414

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,209 → 1,213 (+4)

1.86% less ownership

Funds ownership: 62.54% → 60.68% (-1.9%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13B → $12.1B (-$946M)

Holders
1,213
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+0.33%
% of All Funds
14.92%
Holding in Top 10
49
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+6.52%
% of All Funds
0.6%
New
101
Increased
424
Reduced
414
Closed
68
Calls
$19.9M
Puts
$5.99M
Net Calls
+$13.9M
Net Calls Change
-$1.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HCM
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
+$57.6M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$34.9M
3
Jones Financial Companies
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
+$32M
4
Fifth Third Bancorp
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
+$31.1M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$23.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$572M
2
Corient Private Wealth
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
-$320M
3
TIAA Trust, National Association
TIAA Trust, National Association
North Carolina
-$130M
4
AF
Align Financial
Minnesota
-$90.5M
5
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$20.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FF
1201
Friedenthal Financial
New Jersey
$2.12K – – –
MIM
1202
MTM Investment Management
South Carolina
$2.12K – – –
PWM
1203
Proathlete Wealth Management
Florida
$1.82K – – –
RS
1204
Rakuten Securities
Japan
$1.81K -$314 -1 -14%
CH
1205
CDKV Holdings
Colorado
$1.51K – – –
WCAMG
1206
Woodard & Company Asset Management Group
North Carolina
$1.51K – – –
IF
1207
Integrity Financial
Wyoming
$1.22K – – –
MHR
1208
Matthew Hamilton Rosenberg
$1.21K +$1.26K +4 New
CMP
1209
Coston McIsaac & Partners
Maine
$1K – – –
CPBTD
1210
Central Pacific Bank - Trust Division
Hawaii
$907 – – –
CWP
1211
Clark Wealth Partners
Illinois
$907 +$943 +3 New
WWM
1212
Wolff Wiese Magana
California
$907 +$943 +3 New
WA
1213
Walsh & Associates
Florida
$605 – – –
SAS
1214
Spurstone Advisory Services
Connecticut
$302 -$314 -1 -50%
MWA
1215
Merkkuri Wealth Advisors
New York
$279 +$314 +1 New
JWCA
1216
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
– -$2.82M -10,176 Closed
AWM
1217
Axxcess Wealth Management
California
– -$1.37M -4,545 Closed
AWA
1218
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
– -$1.09M -3,615 Closed
DAS
1219
Diversify Advisory Services
Utah
– -$881K -2,710 Closed
ISFAN
1220
Investor's Fiduciary Advisor Network
Washington
– -$651K -2,158 Closed
NI
1221
NCP Inc
California
– -$632K -2,093 Closed
FA
1222
FSA Advisors
Michigan
– -$604K -2,000 Closed
CAS
1223
Coppell Advisory Solutions
Texas
– -$582K -1,909 Closed
SWM
1224
SFG Wealth Management
Maryland
– -$556K -1,841 Closed
CFSG
1225
Clark Financial Services Group
Missouri
– -$567K -1,820 Closed
47 48
49
50 51

VBK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

1,213 of the 8,130 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $12.1B — down 7.3% from $13B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 101 funds opened new VBK positions and 68 closed out — a net gain of 33 holders — while 424 added to existing stakes and 414 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Howard Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $57.6M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $572M.

  • 1,213 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) as of Q1 2026, up from 1,209 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $12.1B of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF stock for Q1 2026, down 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 101 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 68 closed out, a net change of +33 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was Howard Capital Management, an estimated $57.6M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF seller in Q1 2026 was Bank of America, an estimated $572M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.