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Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF
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1,381 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, 468 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: 1,234 → 1,381 (+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: 468

Holders
1,381
Holders Change
+147
Holders Change %
+11.91%
% of All Funds
20.13%
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
468
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
AF
1126
Affiance Financial
Minnesota
$243K -$548K -3,356 -71%
MIA
1127
Milestone Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$243K – – –
WCAMG
1128
Woodard & Company Asset Management Group
North Carolina
$243K – – –
GWM
1129
Gray Wealth Management
Maine
$243K – – –
DFG
1130
Delta Financial Group
New Jersey
$242K +$219K +1,343 New
IAG
1131
Investment Advisory Group
Massachusetts
$241K – – –
LWM
1132
LJI Wealth Management
Indiana
$241K +$490 +3 +0.2%
SFMG
1133
Sage Financial Management Group
Virginia
$240K – – –
IF
1134
Integrity Financial
Wyoming
$239K +$32.6K +200 +18%
CPW
1135
Cove Private Wealth
New York
$238K +$216K +1,325 New
WP
1136
Westmount Partners
California
$238K +$490 +3 +0.2%
SDWMA
1137
Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors
Pennsylvania
$238K +$216K +1,321 New
CA
1138
Claris Advisors
Missouri
$237K – – –
MAG
1139
Mayfair Advisory Group
Alabama
$236K +$215K +1,316 New
RPGK
1140
Retirement Planning Group (Kansas)
Kansas
$236K +$214K +1,313 New
SCM
1141
Sebold Capital Management
Illinois
$235K – – –
AQR Capital Management
1142
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$235K +$213K +1,307 New
PCM
1143
Passive Capital Management
Maryland
$235K – – –
WAG
1144
Winthrop Advisory Group
Massachusetts
$235K -$5.39K -33 -2%
GWMI
1145
Guardian Wealth Management (Illinois)
Illinois
$235K +$11.6K +71 +6%
S
1146
SignatureFD
Georgia
$233K -$3.1K -19 -1%
AA
1147
Addison Advisors
Vermont
$233K +$3.59K +22 +2%
LCM
1148
Liberty Capital Management
Michigan
$233K -$107K -657 -34%
SCA
1149
Sage Capital Advisors
South Dakota
$230K +$979 +6 +0.5%
LPAM
1150
Lodestar Private Asset Management
California
$230K +$326 +2 +0.2%
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46
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VBR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

1,381 of the 6,860 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 468 trimmed.

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

  • 1,381 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR) as of Q4 2023, up from 1,234 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.