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Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF

533 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.88B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 170 increasing their positions, 207 reducing their positions, and 108 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2730 (+3)

2.23% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.64%51.87% (+2.2%)

3% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.96M | Put options by funds: $1.9M

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 596533 (-63)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 170 | Existing positions reduced: 207

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.87B → $3.88B (-$996M)

47% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 108

Holders
533
Holders Change
-63
Holders Change %
-10.57%
% of All Funds
11.75%
Holding in Top 10
30
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
0.66%
New
57
Increased
170
Reduced
207
Closed
108
Calls
$1.96M
Puts
$1.9M
Net Calls
+$58K
Net Calls Change
-$1.53M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$914M +$91.1M +490,980 +9%
Jones Financial Companies
2
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$470M +$7.87M +42,396 +1%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$251M +$85.6M +461,179 +38%
Envestnet Asset Management
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$133M +$3.33M +17,942 +2%
PNC Financial Services Group
5
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$133M +$1.79M +9,647 +1%
AssetMark Inc
6
AssetMark Inc
California
$121M +$15.5M +83,715 +12%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$118M -$10.4M -55,891 -7%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$92.2M -$28.3M -152,670 -20%
BDF
9
Balasa Dinverno & Foltz
$81.9M -$7.11M -38,292 -7%
TF
10
TIAA FSB
Florida
$75.1M +$43.5M +234,212 +88%
Natixis Advisors
11
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$63M +$6.95M +37,434 +10%
UCFA
12
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$57.1M +$4.84M +26,086 +7%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$55.3M +$2.9M +15,609 +4%
CL
14
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$49.9M +$4.9M +26,415 +9%
MG
15
Mather Group
Illinois
$40M +$2.74M +14,760 +6%
SEI Investments
16
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$36.8M -$12.7M -68,251 -22%
William Blair & Company
17
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$34.2M -$3.04M -16,380 -7%
AFA
18
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
$29.8M +$3.12M +16,809 +11%
RJFSA
19
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$28.1M -$3.55M -19,115 -9%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
20
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$24.9M
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$24.1M -$9.25M -49,835 -24%
QI
22
QS Investors
New York
$23.2M -$35.4M -190,486 -55%
RJA
23
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$22.8M +$651K +3,506 +2%
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$22.4M -$5.92M -31,923 -18%
WPW
25
Waldron Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
$21.3M +$17.8M +95,920 +211%

VBK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

533 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $3.88B — down 20% from $4.87B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 108 funds closed out of VBK and 57 opened new positions — a net loss of 51 holders — while 207 trimmed existing stakes and 170 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $91.1M. The largest seller was QS Investors, cutting an estimated $35.4M.

  • 533 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) as of Q1 2020, down from 596 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $3.88B of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 108 closed out, a net change of -51 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Bank of America, an estimated $91.1M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF seller in Q1 2020 was QS Investors, an estimated $35.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.