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Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF

222 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.41B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 88 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

52% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 88 | Existing positions reduced: 58

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 20

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.27B → $1.41B (+$141M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 214222 (+8)

1.78% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.74%36.52% (+1.8%)

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 109 (-1)

48% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $882K | Put options by funds: $1.69M

Holders
222
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+3.74%
% of All Funds
6.41%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
0.26%
New
29
Increased
88
Reduced
58
Closed
20
Calls
$882K
Puts
$1.69M
Net Calls
-$808K
Net Calls Change
-$2.43M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$220M +$8.79M +70,956 +4%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$147M -$7.12M -57,443 -5%
U
3
UBS
Switzerland
$88.4M +$2.73M +22,070 +3%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$70.7M +$89.7K +724 +0.1%
AIA
5
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
$70.4M +$47.8M +386,172 +213%
DWA
6
Dorsey Wright & Associates
California
$70.4M +$47.8M +386,172 +213%
BDF
7
Balasa Dinverno & Foltz
$66.9M +$51.2K +413 +0.1%
Deutsche Bank
8
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$62.2M +$61.9M +500,000 +71,429%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$57.3M -$16M -128,822 -22%
PNC Financial Services Group
10
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$33.9M -$806K -6,505 -2%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$32M -$574K -4,635 -2%
TCT
12
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$23M +$742K +5,990 +3%
CPO
13
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$22.4M +$2.15M +17,330 +11%
AssetMark Inc
14
AssetMark Inc
California
$22.2M -$181K -1,459 -0.8%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$22.1M +$2.88M +23,253 +15%
MAA
16
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$20.6M +$2.27M +18,347 +12%
CFB
17
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$18.9M +$397K +3,203 +2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
18
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$16.2M +$3.05M +24,652 +23%
QIM
19
Quest Investment Management
Oregon
$10.1M -$4.01M -32,347 -29%
HFS
20
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$8.83M -$246K -1,985 -3%
1IC
21
1919 Investment Counsel
Maryland
$8.28M +$535K +4,321 +7%
LI
22
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$8.2M -$253K -2,039 -3%
TYCC
23
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$8.03M +$2.62M +21,185 +49%
HighTower Advisors
24
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$7.85M +$951K +7,674 +14%
PGFC
25
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$7.67M -$82.5K -666 -1%

VBK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

222 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $1.41B — up 11% from $1.27B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new VBK positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 88 added to existing stakes and 58 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Deutsche Bank, adding an estimated $61.9M. The largest seller was Quantitative Advantage, exiting entirely with an estimated $27.7M sold.

  • 222 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) as of Q1 2014, up from 214 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.41B of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 20 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $61.9M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Quantitative Advantage, an estimated $27.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.