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Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF
VBR

285 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.63B invested in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 120 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

217% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 18

88% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 120 | Existing positions reduced: 64

30% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 → 26 (+6)

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.3B → $1.63B (+$332M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 251 → 285 (+34)

3.33% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.49% → 33.82% (+3.3%)

90% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.91M | Put options by funds: $19.8M

Holders
285
Holders Change
+34
Holders Change %
+13.55%
% of All Funds
7.6%
Holding in Top 10
26
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+30%
% of All Funds
0.69%
New
57
Increased
120
Reduced
64
Closed
18
Calls
$1.91M
Puts
$19.8M
Net Calls
-$17.9M
Net Calls Change
-$19.1M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$39.6M
2
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
+$27.9M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$20.7M
4
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
+$18.1M
5
NFG
Noven Financial Group
Colorado
+$13.8M

Top Sellers

1
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
-$18.7M
2
TCM
Twin Capital Management
Pennsylvania
-$3.62M
3
NFA
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
-$2.8M
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$2.45M
5
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$1.35M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$205M +$8.28M +80,268 +4%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$163M +$39.6M +384,082 +33%
PNC Financial Services Group
3
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$93M +$27.9M +270,955 +45%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$82.5M +$80.4M +780,023 New
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$69.9M +$4.58M +44,434 +7%
LC
6
Lourd Capital
California
$57.7M -$603K -5,846 -1%
MAA
7
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$55.6M +$18.1M +175,631 +50%
TCT
8
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$38.1M +$6.01M +58,267 +19%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$37.4M +$2.64M +25,608 +8%
EA
10
Efficient Advisors
Ohio
$34.3M +$22.7K +220 +0.1%
WBG
11
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$32.2M +$142K +1,375 +0.5%
Betterment LLC
12
Betterment LLC
New York
$24.4M +$23.8M +230,592 New
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$24M +$231K +2,244 +1%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$22M +$830K +8,052 +4%
AssetMark Inc
15
AssetMark Inc
California
$21.7M +$2.3M +22,272 +12%
Deutsche Bank
16
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$21.4M +$20.7M +200,437 +10,174%
TCM
17
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$21M +$6.54M +63,400 +47%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$20M +$453K +4,390 +2%
MWM
19
Modera Wealth Management
New Jersey
$16M +$1.06M +10,265 +7%
CAMI
20
Concord Asset Management (Illinois)
Illinois
$15.8M -$477K -4,630 -3%
WA
21
Wealth Architects
California
$15.5M +$15.2M +146,985 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
22
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$14.4M -$1.35M -13,089 -9%
NFG
23
Noven Financial Group
Colorado
$14.1M +$13.8M +133,589 New
Jones Financial Companies
24
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$13.8M +$1.72M +16,713 +15%
UCFA
25
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$13.4M +$1.52M +14,785 +13%
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VBR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

285 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.63B — up 26% from $1.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new VBR positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 39 holders — while 120 added to existing stakes and 64 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $39.6M. The largest seller was Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $18.7M.

  • 285 institutional investors held Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR) as of Q4 2014, up from 251 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.63B of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 18 closed out, a net change of +39 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $39.6M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, an estimated $18.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.