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Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF

388 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.65B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 146 increasing their positions, 124 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

609% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.84M | Put options by funds: $541K

26% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 38

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2025 (+5)

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 146 | Existing positions reduced: 124

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.45B → $3.65B (+$200M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 383388 (+5)

0.24% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.52%49.76% (+0.24%)

Holders
388
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+1.31%
% of All Funds
8.89%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.57%
New
48
Increased
146
Reduced
124
Closed
38
Calls
$3.84M
Puts
$541K
Net Calls
+$3.29M
Net Calls Change
+$3.02M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$770M +$111M +671,162 +17%
Jones Financial Companies
2
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$617M -$8.05M -48,806 -1%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$233M +$1.92M +11,648 +0.8%
PNC Financial Services Group
4
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$139M +$1.85M +11,212 +1%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$116M +$2.52M +15,307 +2%
AssetMark Inc
6
AssetMark Inc
California
$116M +$2.9M +17,552 +3%
BDF
7
Balasa Dinverno & Foltz
$103M +$757K +4,592 +0.7%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$89.9M -$3.36M -20,396 -4%
MG
9
Mather Group
Illinois
$72M +$4.9M +29,685 +7%
Vanguard Group
10
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$66.8M -$142K -863 -0.2%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$65.5M +$41.5M +251,297 +169%
UCFA
12
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$57.5M +$5.62M +34,090 +11%
SEI Investments
13
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$53.2M +$11.5M +69,632 +27%
Natixis Advisors
14
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$52.5M +$713K +4,320 +1%
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$50.6M +$3.48M +21,097 +7%
William Blair & Company
16
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$39M +$650K +3,942 +2%
TF
17
TIAA FSB
Florida
$35.7M +$2.2M +13,347 +7%
QI
18
QS Investors
New York
$32M -$25.7M -156,026 -44%
Ameriprise
19
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$30.1M -$1.92M -11,634 -6%
CL
20
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$29.9M +$2.83M +17,149 +10%
JC
21
Jentner Corp
Ohio
$26.7M +$407K +2,469 +2%
MML Investors Services
22
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$26.1M -$3.14M -19,020 -11%
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$20.8M +$1.29M +7,803 +7%
Commonwealth Equity Services
24
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$20.4M -$211K -1,278 -1%
Stifel Financial
25
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$19.6M -$150K -908 -0.8%

VBK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

388 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $3.65B — up 5.8% from $3.45B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new VBK positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 146 added to existing stakes and 124 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $111M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $45.8M.

  • 388 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) as of Q1 2018, up from 383 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $3.65B of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 38 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $111M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $45.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.