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Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF

327 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.24B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 138 increasing their positions, 90 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

53% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 138 | Existing positions reduced: 90

21% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 29

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.82B → $3.24B (+$422M)

12% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $698K | Put options by funds: $626K

4.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.72%49.73% (+4%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 324327 (+3)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1412 (-2)

Holders
327
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+0.93%
% of All Funds
8.15%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.3%
New
35
Increased
138
Reduced
90
Closed
29
Calls
$698K
Puts
$626K
Net Calls
+$72K
Net Calls Change
-$548K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fiera Capital (Canada)
176
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$682K +$203K +1,378 +45%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
177
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$677K -$402K -2,734 -39%
BTS
178
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$677K -$43.5K -296 -6%
AIM
179
Acropolis Investment Management
Missouri
$645K +$588 +4 +0.1%
CTC
180
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$644K +$97.3K +662 +19%
JIC
181
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$638K -$29.3K -199 -5%
SBIA
182
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$637K
AF
183
Allworth Financial
California
$597K +$362K +2,465 +170%
TFF
184
The Family Firm
Maryland
$587K +$82.2K +559 +17%
MFS
185
McNamara Financial Services
Massachusetts
$584K -$4.41K -30 -0.8%
CIA
186
Covington Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$580K +$4.12K +28 +0.7%
Brown Advisory
187
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$574K
BCIM
188
Bishop & Co Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$573K +$102K +691 +23%
BSW
189
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
$572K
CG
190
CFO4Life Group
Texas
$566K +$545K +3,705 New
BRF
191
B. Riley Financial
California
$560K +$539K +3,667 New
FCAG
192
First Capital Advisors Group
New Jersey
$555K -$330K -2,246 -38%
SPC
193
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$548K +$63.2K +430 +14%
RJT
194
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$540K +$9.85K +67 +2%
RWM
195
RKL Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$535K +$441 +3 +0.1%
FCI
196
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
$533K +$274K +1,862 +114%
BF
197
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$526K +$21K +143 +4%
BP
198
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$506K -$25.9K -176 -5%
BJL
199
Brighton Jones LLC
Washington
$498K +$588 +4 +0.1%
LFAS
200
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$471K -$397K -2,702 -47%

VBK Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

327 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $3.24B — up 15% from $2.82B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new VBK positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 138 added to existing stakes and 90 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $233M. The largest seller was Horizon Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $24.6M sold.

  • 327 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) as of Q3 2017, up from 324 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $3.24B of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 29 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $233M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $24.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.