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Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF
VBR

295 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.85B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 146 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

244% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.04M | Put options by funds: $591K

143% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 146 | Existing positions reduced: 60

82% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 17

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.63B → $1.85B (+$226M)

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 26 → 27 (+1)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 285 → 295 (+10)

0.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.82% → 34.22% (+0.4%)

Holders
295
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+3.51%
% of All Funds
7.86%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+3.85%
% of All Funds
0.72%
New
31
Increased
146
Reduced
60
Closed
17
Calls
$2.04M
Puts
$591K
Net Calls
+$1.44M
Net Calls Change
+$19.4M

Top Buyers

1
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
+$28M
2
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
+$22.4M
3
Betterment LLC
Betterment LLC
New York
+$19.9M
4
LIC
Lodestar Investment Counsel
Illinois
+$15.8M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$13.1M

Top Sellers

1
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$21.4M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.49M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$3.39M
4
CCM
Condor Capital Management
New Jersey
-$2.35M
5
Natixis Advisors
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
-$1.51M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
26
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$14M +$1.15M +10,835 +9%
Jones Financial Companies
27
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$14M -$221K -2,080 -2%
TYCC
28
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$13.6M -$156K -1,465 -1%
HighTower Advisors
29
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$13.1M +$2.52M +23,697 +25%
MMA
30
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$13M +$510K +4,799 +4%
SE
31
Summit Equities
New Jersey
$12.9M +$457K +4,301 +4%
FPIS
32
Financial Planning & Information Services
Wisconsin
$12.9M +$487K +4,585 +4%
AWA
33
ARS Wealth Advisors
Florida
$12.8M +$691K +6,511 +6%
Fifth Third Bancorp
34
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$11.1M +$1.82M +17,143 +20%
ZF
35
Zhang Financial
Michigan
$10.9M -$110K -1,040 -1%
LNC
36
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$10.8M +$551K +5,190 +6%
LTFS
37
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$10.5M +$2.18M +20,570 +27%
OC
38
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$10.2M +$576K +5,429 +6%
CCM
39
Carlson Capital Management
Minnesota
$9.61M -$134K -1,263 -1%
QIM
40
Quest Investment Management
Oregon
$9.46M – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
41
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$8.42M +$2.69M +25,295 +49%
JMPWA
42
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$8.3M -$771K -7,261 -9%
IFS
43
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$8.18M +$3.72K +35 +0%
REMPR
44
Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta (REMP)
California
$7.64M +$1.3M +12,230 +21%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
45
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$7.59M +$118K +1,109 +2%
CPO
46
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$7.17M +$909K +8,561 +15%
Bank of Montreal
47
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$6.99M +$1.33M +12,514 +24%
PGFC
48
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$6.73M -$4.14K -39 -0.1%
MFS
49
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$6.67M +$1.35M +12,729 +26%
RJA
50
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$6.59M +$886K +8,340 +16%
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VBR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

295 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $1.85B — up 14% from $1.63B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new VBR positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 146 added to existing stakes and 60 trimmed.

The largest buyer was United Services Automobile Association, opening a new position worth an estimated $28M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, exiting entirely with an estimated $21.4M sold.

  • 295 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR) as of Q1 2015, up from 285 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.85B of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 17 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $28M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $21.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.