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Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF
VBR

1,141 hedge funds and large institutions have $16B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 224 funds opening new positions, 483 increasing their positions, 291 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

286% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 224 | Existing positions closed: 58

154% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.3M | Put options by funds: $4.47M

66% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 483 | Existing positions reduced: 291

36% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 73 → 99 (+26)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 988 → 1,141 (+153)

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $14.2B → $16B (+$1.78B)

1.67% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.91% → 59.58% (+1.7%)

Holders
1,141
Holders Change
+153
Holders Change %
+15.49%
% of All Funds
17.56%
Holding in Top 10
99
Holding in Top 10 Change
+26
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+35.62%
% of All Funds
1.52%
New
224
Increased
483
Reduced
291
Closed
58
Calls
$11.3M
Puts
$4.47M
Net Calls
+$6.87M
Net Calls Change
-$3.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$308M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$47.8M
3
SEI Investments
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
+$42.9M
4
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$37.2M
5
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
+$29.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EWA
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
-$147M
2
Comerica Bank
Comerica Bank
Texas
-$61.6M
3
TAIM
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
-$52.5M
4
PPW
Parcion Private Wealth
Washington
-$25.4M
5
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$25M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CFFP
51
Center for Financial Planning
Michigan
$41.2M +$855K +4,810 +2%
Rockefeller Capital Management
52
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$39.1M +$3.2M +18,003 +9%
WPW
53
Waldron Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
$37.4M +$604K +3,394 +2%
PP
54
PDS Planning
Ohio
$37.3M +$4.96M +27,899 +15%
Truist Financial
55
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$37.2M +$754K +4,241 +2%
MML Investors Services
56
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$36.5M +$925K +5,201 +3%
CAM
57
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$36.4M +$7.48M +42,049 +26%
IWA
58
Inspirion Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$34.7M +$466K +2,620 +1%
TSW
59
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$34.2M +$986K +5,546 +3%
Stifel Financial
60
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$34M +$3.63M +20,435 +12%
SF
61
Summit Financial
New Jersey
$33.8M +$414K +2,330 +1%
B
62
Bailard
California
$33.6M +$431K +2,423 +1%
SC
63
Savant Capital
Illinois
$33.6M +$1.95M +10,954 +6%
BSW
64
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
$33.6M +$159K +892 +0.5%
JRP
65
Jasper Ridge Partners
California
$32.8M – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
66
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$31.9M +$4M +22,495 +14%
MPM
67
MBB Public Markets
Illinois
$31.9M +$31.7M +178,482 New
Creative Planning
68
Creative Planning
Kansas
$31.1M -$686K -3,855 -2%
MWM
69
Modera Wealth Management
New Jersey
$30.8M +$6.39M +35,944 +26%
BFA
70
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$30.2M – – –
EH
71
Equitable Holdings
New York
$29.2M +$8.11M +45,606 +39%
Cetera Investment Advisers
72
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$28.2M +$548K +3,081 +2%
AC
73
Apella Capital
Connecticut
$27.2M +$8.6M +48,349 +47%
MA
74
MUFG Americas
New York
$26M +$2.16M +12,172 +9%
AWA
75
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$25.9M +$450K +2,530 +2%
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VBR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

1,141 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $16B — up 13% from $14.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 224 funds opened new VBR positions and 58 closed out — a net gain of 166 holders — while 483 added to existing stakes and 291 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $308M. The largest seller was Exencial Wealth Advisors, cutting an estimated $147M.

  • 1,141 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR) as of Q4 2021, up from 988 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $16B of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF stock for Q4 2021, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 224 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 58 closed out, a net change of +166 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was Bank of America, an estimated $308M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Exencial Wealth Advisors, an estimated $147M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.