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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
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.11B +$19.7M +103,755 +2%
Jones Financial Companies
2
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$620M -$10.7M -56,484 -2%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$240M -$4.02M -21,211 -2%
PNC Financial Services Group
4
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$173M +$1.78M +9,370 +1%
Envestnet Asset Management
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$172M -$10.3M -54,471 -6%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$167M +$9.69M +51,078 +6%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$152M +$21.1M +111,136 +17%
AssetMark Inc
8
AssetMark Inc
California
$144M +$14.7M +77,326 +12%
BDF
9
Balasa Dinverno & Foltz
$116M +$700K +3,689 +0.6%
Natixis Advisors
10
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$75.9M +$3.1M +16,316 +4%
UCFA
11
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$70.3M -$289K -1,521 -0.4%
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$70M +$3.75M +19,739 +6%
QI
13
QS Investors
New York
$68.9M +$36M +189,726 +122%
SEI Investments
14
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$62.3M +$462K +2,435 +0.8%
CL
15
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$60.8M +$3.19M +16,801 +6%
TF
16
TIAA FSB
Florida
$52.7M +$505K +2,661 +1%
MG
17
Mather Group
Illinois
$49.9M +$2.9M +15,294 +6%
William Blair & Company
18
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$48.4M -$224K -1,180 -0.5%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$41.8M -$2.04M -10,753 -5%
RJFSA
20
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$40.9M +$5.15M +27,150 +15%
Ameriprise
21
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$35.9M -$1.19M -6,270 -3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
22
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$32.6M +$3.82M +20,152 +14%
RFA
23
Radnor Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$29.6M +$28.3M +149,133 New
RJA
24
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$29.5M +$2.42M +12,766 +9%
AFA
25
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
$28.3M +$622K +3,278 +2%

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.