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Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF

596 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.87B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 125 funds opening new positions, 209 increasing their positions, 158 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

303% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 125 | Existing positions closed: 31

162% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.57M | Put options by funds: $979K

32% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 209 | Existing positions reduced: 158

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 507596 (+89)

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.36B → $4.87B (+$518M)

0.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.05%49.64% (+0.6%)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2827 (-1)

Holders
596
Holders Change
+89
Holders Change %
+17.55%
% of All Funds
11.74%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.57%
% of All Funds
0.53%
New
125
Increased
209
Reduced
158
Closed
31
Calls
$2.57M
Puts
$979K
Net Calls
+$1.59M
Net Calls Change
-$221K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IWM
201
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$1.24M +$150K +788 +15%
LWP
202
Legacy Wealth Planning
Nevada
$1.22M +$1.17M +6,146 New
V
203
Veritable
Delaware
$1.2M
JIC
204
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$1.19M +$759 +4 +0.1%
Betterment LLC
205
Betterment LLC
New York
$1.18M +$179K +943 +19%
WTFG
206
Wells Trecaso Financial Group
Ohio
$1.14M +$949 +5 +0.1%
CF
207
Centaurus Financial
California
$1.14M +$30.2K +159 +3%
FUBT
208
First United Bank & Trust
Maryland
$1.13M +$61.5K +324 +6%
GVAG
209
Great Valley Advisor Group
Delaware
$1.12M +$759 +4 +0.1%
ASN
210
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1.11M +$60.9K +321 +6%
SIC
211
Shoker Investment Counsel
Ohio
$1.11M -$70.6K -372 -6%
AAP
212
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$1.11M +$26.4K +139 +3%
CG
213
Caprock Group
Idaho
$1.1M -$91.6K -483 -8%
FWM
214
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$1.09M -$202K -1,062 -16%
FI
215
FormulaFolio Investments
Michigan
$1.09M +$1.04M +5,479 New
MA
216
MONECO Advisors
Connecticut
$1.08M +$4.74K +25 +0.5%
CTC
217
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$1.06M -$1.67M -8,823 -62%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
218
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.05M
LFAS
219
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$1.05M +$37.6K +198 +4%
WB
220
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$1.05M +$11K +58 +1%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
221
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$1.05M +$15.2K +80 +2%
OIA
222
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$1.05M +$1.52K +8 +0.2%
HCM
223
Howard Capital Management
Georgia
$1.04M -$21.1M -111,275 -87%
PAS
224
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$1.03M -$117K -614 -11%
BJL
225
Brighton Jones LLC
Washington
$1.03M -$38.9K -205 -4%

VBK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

596 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $4.87B — up 12% from $4.36B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 125 funds opened new VBK positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 94 holders — while 209 added to existing stakes and 158 trimmed.

The largest buyer was QS Investors, adding an estimated $36M. The largest seller was Summit Financial Strategies, exiting entirely with an estimated $22.1M sold.

  • 596 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) as of Q4 2019, up from 507 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $4.87B of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 125 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 31 closed out, a net change of +94 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was QS Investors, an estimated $36M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Summit Financial Strategies, an estimated $22.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.