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Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF
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443 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.22B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 176 increasing their positions, 132 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

317% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 18

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 28 → 42 (+14)

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 176 | Existing positions reduced: 132

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.44B → $4.22B (+$780M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 390 → 443 (+53)

0.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 41.9% → 41.91% (+0.01%)

51% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.71M | Put options by funds: $3.51M

Holders
443
Holders Change
+53
Holders Change %
+13.59%
% of All Funds
11.07%
Holding in Top 10
42
Holding in Top 10 Change
+14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
1.05%
New
75
Increased
176
Reduced
132
Closed
18
Calls
$1.71M
Puts
$3.51M
Net Calls
-$1.8M
Net Calls Change
-$2.88M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$147M
2
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
+$69.3M
3
MG
Mather Group
Illinois
+$29.7M
4
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
+$26.8M
5
Betterment LLC
Betterment LLC
New York
+$21.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$44.9M
2
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
-$24.9M
3
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$21.6M
4
WBG
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
-$14.4M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$7.32M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CIA
426
Cascade Investment Advisors
Oregon
$12.8K +$12.2K +106 New
VWM
427
Valley Wealth Managers
New Jersey
$8K – – –
AOWM
428
Alpha Omega Wealth Management
Virginia
$8K +$8.03K +70 New
ACS
429
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$7K -$9.63K -84 -58%
CCM
430
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$7K +$2.29K +20 +50%
TSW
431
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$7K +$6.42K +56 New
CWM
432
Catamount Wealth Management
Connecticut
$5K +$459 +4 +11%
RFA
433
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$5K +$4.82K +42 New
FAN
434
Financial Advisors Network
California
$4.49K +$4.24K +37 New
FWM
435
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$4K – – –
IF
436
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$4K – – –
KTC
437
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$4K – – –
WCM
438
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
$4K – – –
AIS
439
Accurate Investment Solutions
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
RBA
440
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$3K +$917 +8 +40%
CDIA
441
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$2K +$1.72K +15 New
HR
442
Howe & Rusling
New York
$2K +$2.06K +18 New
FIG
443
FundX Investment Group
California
– -$4.02M -36,300 Closed
ACM
444
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
– -$1.88M -16,988 Closed
Citadel Advisors
445
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$1.47M -13,324 Closed
JFA
446
Johanson Financial Advisors
California
– -$651K -5,862 Closed
JCM
447
Jag Capital Management
Missouri
– -$528K -4,775 Closed
TSS
448
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$452K -4,085 Closed
SCA
449
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
– -$243K -2,194 Closed
Simplex Trading
450
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$163K -1,476 Closed
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VBR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

443 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $4.22B — up 23% from $3.44B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 75 funds opened new VBR positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 57 holders — while 176 added to existing stakes and 132 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $147M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $44.9M.

  • 443 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR) as of Q4 2016, up from 390 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $4.22B of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 75 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 18 closed out, a net change of +57 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $147M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $44.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.