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Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF
VBR

342 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.01B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 59 funds opening new positions, 135 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

157% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 23

39% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 135 | Existing positions reduced: 97

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 311 → 342 (+31)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.88B → $2.01B (+$135M)

0.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.98% → 35.21% (+0.22%)

7% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 27 → 25 (-2)

75% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.18M | Put options by funds: $4.73M

Holders
342
Holders Change
+31
Holders Change %
+9.97%
% of All Funds
8.97%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-7.41%
% of All Funds
0.66%
New
59
Increased
135
Reduced
97
Closed
23
Calls
$1.18M
Puts
$4.73M
Net Calls
-$3.56M
Net Calls Change
-$825K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$48.1M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$22.3M
3
Betterment LLC
Betterment LLC
New York
+$18.9M
4
MWM
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
+$9.12M
5
QI
QS Investors
New York
+$8.34M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
-$25.5M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$17M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$9.62M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$9.5M
5
AWA
ARS Wealth Advisors
Florida
-$6.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PFA
351
Paradigm Financial Advisors
Missouri
– -$228K -2,359 Closed
ST
352
Sageworth Trust
Pennsylvania
– -$213K -2,204 Closed
Barclays
353
Barclays
United Kingdom
– -$191K -1,973 Closed
KCM
354
Karp Capital Management
California
– -$186K -1,925 Closed
JA
355
JOYN Advisors
Georgia
– -$186K -1,922 Closed
LFA
356
Landmark Financial Advisors
Kentucky
– -$204K -1,900 Closed
W
357
Wealthfront
California
– -$148K -1,530 Closed
LYV
358
Live Your Vision
Pennsylvania
– -$84K -871 Closed
RIA
359
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
– -$61K -637 Closed
BCI
360
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$43K -440 Closed
LWM
361
LBA Wealth Management
Florida
– -$25K -260 Closed
WCM
362
Windsor Capital Management
Arizona
– -$21K -224 Closed
ACM
363
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
– -$21.9K -215 Closed
LWA
364
Lowe Wealth Advisors
Maryland
– -$9K -94 Closed
HFA
365
High Falls Advisors
New York
– +$204 +2 New
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VBR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

342 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $2.01B — up 7.2% from $1.88B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 59 funds opened new VBR positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 135 added to existing stakes and 97 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $48.1M. The largest seller was United Services Automobile Association, cutting an estimated $25.5M.

  • 342 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR) as of Q4 2015, up from 311 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.01B of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 59 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 23 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $48.1M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF seller in Q4 2015 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $25.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.