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Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF

241 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.08B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 77 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 77

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.9B → $2.08B (+$175M)

8.76% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.52%49.28% (+8.8%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1010 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 248241 (-7)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 24

74% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $542K | Put options by funds: $2.12M

Holders
241
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-2.82%
% of All Funds
6.73%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
19
Increased
90
Reduced
77
Closed
24
Calls
$542K
Puts
$2.12M
Net Calls
-$1.58M
Net Calls Change
-$1.27M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$388M +$420M +3,249,734 +7,541%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$357M +$158M +1,218,451 +67%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$208M +$51.1M +395,453 +29%
PNC Financial Services Group
4
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$88.3M +$164K +1,265 +0.2%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$77.5M -$5.51M -42,602 -6%
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$68.9M +$346K +2,678 +0.5%
BDF
7
Balasa Dinverno & Foltz
$68.5M -$331K -2,563 -0.4%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$60.3M -$13M -100,524 -16%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$49.3M +$8.62M +66,708 +20%
TCT
10
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$29.8M +$2.46M +19,062 +8%
Envestnet Asset Management
11
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$29.2M +$5.28M +40,861 +20%
SWP
12
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$29.1M -$4.96M -38,399 -13%
AssetMark Inc
13
AssetMark Inc
California
$28.2M +$277K +2,146 +0.9%
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$27.7M +$25.2M +194,764 +480%
UCFA
15
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$22.5M +$3.9M +30,170 +19%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$21.3M +$152K +1,172 +0.7%
QI
17
QS Investors
New York
$20M +$22M +169,865 New
AIA
18
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
$19.6M -$737K -5,699 -3%
CFB
19
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$18.9M +$249K +1,926 +1%
CPO
20
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$17.9M -$232K -1,793 -1%
Ameriprise
21
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$14.9M +$3.74M +28,898 +30%
HSBC Holdings
22
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$14.8M +$544K +4,210 +3%
RJA
23
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$14.5M +$1.55M +11,982 +11%
SFS
24
Summit Financial Strategies
Ohio
$13M +$230K +1,778 +2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
25
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$10.9M -$1.5M -11,578 -11%

VBK Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

241 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $2.08B — up 9.2% from $1.9B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of VBK and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 77 trimmed existing stakes and 90 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $420M. The largest seller was Aegon USA Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $123M sold.

  • 241 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) as of Q3 2015, down from 248 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.08B of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 24 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $420M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Aegon USA Investment Management, an estimated $123M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.