We are live on ! Find out more
VBK icon

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF
VBK

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
LW
1226
Livet Wealth
Utah
– -$490K -1,623 Closed
NWWA
1227
New Wave Wealth Advisors
Arkansas
– -$395K -1,308 Closed
SCM
1228
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
– -$394K -1,303 Closed
CIS
1229
Custom Index Systems
New York
– -$356K -1,178 Closed
GT
1230
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
– -$341K -1,130 Closed
LWAM
1231
Legacy Wealth Asset Management
Minnesota
– -$341K -1,129 Closed
Fisher Asset Management
1232
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
– -$341K -1,127 Closed
CAGAS
1233
Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services
Minnesota
– -$334K -1,105 Closed
VAM
1234
Verity Asset Management
North Carolina
– -$304K -1,007 Closed
AWM
1235
Accurate Wealth Management
Florida
– -$308K -963 Closed
TWP
1236
Triad Wealth Partners
Kansas
– -$287K -949 Closed
RWM
1237
Refined Wealth Management
Utah
– -$285K -942 Closed
SEM
1238
Strategic Equity Management
Arizona
– -$282K -934 Closed
WPC
1239
Waters Parkerson & Co
Louisiana
– -$272K -899 Closed
SFMG
1240
Sage Financial Management Group
Virginia
– -$265K -877 Closed
MI
1241
Moneywise Inc
Virginia
– -$254K -842 Closed
AWM
1242
Austin Wealth Management
Texas
– -$262K -826 Closed
PA
1243
PW Advisors
Florida
– -$250K -826 Closed
CFP
1244
Cypress Financial Planning
New Jersey
– -$251K -825 Closed
GIP
1245
Granite Investment Partners
California
– -$249K -823 Closed
CIP
1246
Capital Insight Partners
Arizona
– -$245K -810 Closed
RIG
1247
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
– -$239K -791 Closed
TP
1248
TritonPoint Partners
Maryland
– -$232K -769 Closed
DA
1249
Dougherty & Associates
Florida
– -$231K -765 Closed
AIM
1250
Archer Investment Management
Texas
– -$226K -748 Closed
48 49
50
51 52

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.