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Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF
VBR

312 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.93B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 134 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.1M | Put options by funds: $787K

112% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 17

61% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 134 | Existing positions reduced: 83

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 27 → 30 (+3)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 295 → 312 (+17)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.85B → $1.93B (+$74.9M)

0.62% less ownership

Funds ownership: 34.22% → 33.59% (-0.62%)

Holders
312
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+5.76%
% of All Funds
8.41%
Holding in Top 10
30
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
0.81%
New
36
Increased
134
Reduced
83
Closed
17
Calls
$2.1M
Puts
$787K
Net Calls
+$1.31M
Net Calls Change
-$129K

Top Buyers

1
Betterment LLC
Betterment LLC
New York
+$24.8M
2
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
+$23.3M
3
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
+$16.9M
4
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
+$14.8M
5
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
+$13.5M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$23.9M
2
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
-$9.68M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$6.75M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$5.57M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$4.97M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WA
26
Wealth Architects
California
$14.9M -$172K -1,570 -1%
NFG
27
Noven Financial Group
Colorado
$14.5M -$32.4K -295 -0.2%
HighTower Advisors
28
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$14.3M +$1.28M +11,681 +10%
Jones Financial Companies
29
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$14.1M +$277K +2,524 +2%
TYCC
30
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$13.4M -$24K -219 -0.2%
FPIS
31
Financial Planning & Information Services
Wisconsin
$13.2M +$565K +5,145 +4%
SE
32
Summit Equities
New Jersey
$13.2M +$446K +4,064 +3%
AWA
33
ARS Wealth Advisors
Florida
$13.1M +$464K +4,233 +4%
LTFS
34
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$12M +$1.66M +15,105 +16%
Fifth Third Bancorp
35
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$11.7M +$834K +7,603 +8%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
36
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$11.4M +$3.98M +36,242 +52%
RJA
37
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$10.7M +$4.31M +39,278 +65%
ZF
38
Zhang Financial
Michigan
$10.6M -$131K -1,193 -1%
LNC
39
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$10.5M -$146K -1,334 -1%
CCM
40
Carlson Capital Management
Minnesota
$9.36M -$112K -1,018 -1%
QIM
41
Quest Investment Management
Oregon
$9.32M – – –
ONB
42
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$8.46M +$8.23M +75,005 +2,185%
JMPWA
43
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$8M -$189K -1,723 -2%
IFS
44
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$7.97M -$97.2K -886 -1%
SEI Investments
45
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$7.95M +$1.9M +17,281 +31%
CPO
46
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$7.59M +$528K +4,815 +7%
REMPR
47
Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta (REMP)
California
$7.49M -$41.8K -381 -0.5%
MFS
48
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$7.18M +$610K +5,560 +9%
PGFC
49
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$6.7M +$68.7K +626 +1%
FC
50
Forte Capital
New York
$6.55M +$177K +1,614 +3%
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VBR Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

312 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $1.93B — up 4% from $1.85B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new VBR positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 134 added to existing stakes and 83 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Betterment LLC, adding an estimated $24.8M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $23.9M.

  • 312 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR) as of Q2 2015, up from 295 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.93B of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 17 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Betterment LLC, an estimated $24.8M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $23.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.