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Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF

455 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.57B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 90 funds opening new positions, 138 increasing their positions, 145 reducing their positions, and 65 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 90 | Existing positions closed: 65

20% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $919K | Put options by funds: $768K

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 434455 (+21)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 138 | Existing positions reduced: 145

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2625 (-1)

6.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 55.25%49.08% (-6.2%)

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.48B → $3.57B (-$902M)

Holders
455
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+4.84%
% of All Funds
10.14%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.85%
% of All Funds
0.56%
New
90
Increased
138
Reduced
145
Closed
65
Calls
$919K
Puts
$768K
Net Calls
+$151K
Net Calls Change
-$935K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$857M +$1.18M +7,132 +0.1%
Jones Financial Companies
2
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$515M -$11M -66,835 -2%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$209M -$961K -5,828 -0.4%
PNC Financial Services Group
4
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$132M +$194K +1,177 +0.1%
Envestnet Asset Management
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$127M +$77.1M +467,571 +123%
AssetMark Inc
6
AssetMark Inc
California
$114M -$6.54M -39,648 -5%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$105M -$5.31M -32,191 -4%
BDF
8
Balasa Dinverno & Foltz
$91.2M -$1.77M -10,715 -2%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$87.3M -$18.4M -111,775 -16%
JP Morgan Chase
10
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$84.8M +$24.4M +147,924 +36%
UCFA
11
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$52.6M -$369K -2,239 -0.6%
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$48.8M -$1.27M -7,679 -2%
TF
13
TIAA FSB
Florida
$39.6M +$7.72M +46,788 +22%
William Blair & Company
14
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$38.9M -$1.19M -7,206 -3%
SEI Investments
15
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$37.3M -$12.2M -74,140 -23%
Natixis Advisors
16
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$37M -$7.46M -45,213 -16%
MG
17
Mather Group
Illinois
$32.5M -$3.12M -18,914 -8%
CL
18
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$29.3M +$940K +5,696 +3%
Ameriprise
19
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$27.7M -$9.73M -58,990 -24%
AFA
20
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
$24.8M +$27.1M +164,577 New
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$23M +$2.62M +15,908 +12%
JC
22
Jentner Corp
Ohio
$22.7M +$383K +2,325 +2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
23
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$20.4M +$52.3K +317 +0.2%
MIS
24
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$18.4M +$895K +5,426 +5%
LTFS
25
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$18.1M -$12.9M -78,392 -40%

VBK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

455 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $3.57B — down 20% from $4.48B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 90 funds opened new VBK positions and 65 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 138 added to existing stakes and 145 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $77.1M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $594M.

  • 455 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) as of Q4 2018, up from 434 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $3.57B of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 90 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 65 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $77.1M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $594M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.