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Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF
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1,380 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.7B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 220 funds opening new positions, 504 increasing their positions, 467 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

417% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $31.7M | Put options by funds: $6.14M

286% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 220 | Existing positions closed: 57

21% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 105 → 127 (+22)

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $14.1B → $16.7B (+$2.59B)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,233 → 1,380 (+147)

3.19% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.62% → 61.81% (+3.2%)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 504 | Existing positions reduced: 467

Holders
1,380
Holders Change
+147
Holders Change %
+11.92%
% of All Funds
20.12%
Holding in Top 10
127
Holding in Top 10 Change
+22
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20.95%
% of All Funds
1.85%
New
220
Increased
504
Reduced
467
Closed
57
Calls
$31.7M
Puts
$6.14M
Net Calls
+$25.6M
Net Calls Change
+$19M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$765M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$148M
3
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$52.2M
4
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
+$49.3M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$39.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$141M
2
HMH
Hackensack Meridian Health
New Jersey
-$124M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$74.3M
4
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$64.4M
5
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
-$54M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
26
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$90.6M +$49.3M +301,942 +150%
SP
27
Symmetry Partners
Connecticut
$89.2M +$715K +4,382 +0.9%
MCCA
28
Mill Creek Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$87.9M +$247K +1,516 +0.3%
RJFSA
29
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$85.2M -$8.73M -53,448 -10%
UCFA
30
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$83M -$54M -331,027 -42%
SC
31
Savant Capital
Illinois
$78.5M -$783K -4,794 -1%
RJA
32
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$75.2M +$10M +61,389 +17%
Rockefeller Capital Management
33
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$74.2M +$1.94M +11,870 +3%
CAN
34
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$73.8M -$2.84M -17,375 -4%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
35
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$68.8M – – –
CFM
36
Comprehensive Financial Management
California
$67.9M -$19.8K -121 -0%
SGAM
37
Stephens Group Asset Management
Arkansas
$67.1M +$1.06M +6,518 +2%
Mariner
38
Mariner
Kansas
$66.2M -$1.24M -7,620 -2%
FG
39
Foster Group
Iowa
$64.9M – – –
RWP
40
RWA Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$64.9M +$1.76M +10,762 +3%
PP
41
PDS Planning
Ohio
$64.1M +$1.52M +9,299 +3%
EWA
42
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$61.4M +$192K +1,175 +0.3%
Charles Schwab
43
Charles Schwab
California
$61.3M -$4.03M -24,699 -7%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
44
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$60.8M -$12.7M -77,804 -19%
1832 Asset Management
45
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$57.6M +$52.2M +319,942 +202,495%
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
46
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$56.9M -$552K -3,380 -1%
Stifel Financial
47
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$53.8M +$2.45M +15,011 +5%
RA
48
Rodgers & Associates
Pennsylvania
$53.3M +$1.85M +11,356 +4%
VFP
49
Verus Financial Partners
Virginia
$51.9M -$2.1M -12,855 -4%
JFG
50
JMG Financial Group
Illinois
$51.7M +$16.5M +101,352 +55%
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VBR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

1,380 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $16.7B — up 18% from $14.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 220 funds opened new VBR positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 163 holders — while 504 added to existing stakes and 467 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $765M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $141M.

  • 1,380 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR) as of Q4 2023, up from 1,233 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $16.7B of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF stock for Q4 2023, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 220 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 57 closed out, a net change of +163 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $765M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF seller in Q4 2023 was Bank of America, an estimated $141M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.