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Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF

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: 7399 (+26)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 9881,141 (+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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.73B +$308M +1,734,310 +13%
Jones Financial Companies
2
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$1.64B +$26.2M +147,223 +2%
Betterment LLC
3
Betterment LLC
New York
$1.31B -$2.59M -14,557 -0.2%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$765M +$47.8M +268,549 +7%
Envestnet Asset Management
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$498M +$13.3M +74,618 +3%
AssetMark Inc
6
AssetMark Inc
California
$493M +$37.2M +208,922 +8%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$328M +$7.59M +42,702 +2%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$293M +$3.81M +21,446 +1%
HMH
9
Hackensack Meridian Health
New Jersey
$256M +$254M +1,428,976 New
MG
10
Mather Group
Illinois
$237M +$6.95M +39,071 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$190M -$8.84M -49,693 -4%
PNC Financial Services Group
12
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$170M -$572K -3,217 -0.3%
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$169M -$16.4M -92,199 -9%
UCFA
14
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$162M +$5.78M +32,494 +4%
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$160M +$1.85M +10,408 +1%
CL
16
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$155M +$856K +4,813 +0.6%
AL
17
Aspiriant LLC
California
$153M -$8.47M -47,616 -5%
Ameriprise
18
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$150M -$3.72M -20,891 -2%
SEI Investments
19
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$149M +$42.9M +241,035 +41%
AF
20
Allworth Financial
California
$129M +$22.6M +127,082 +21%
HighTower Advisors
21
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$120M +$6.76M +38,035 +6%
TF
22
TIAA FSB
Florida
$116M +$2.43M +13,641 +2%
EA
23
Efficient Advisors
Ohio
$111M +$18.4M +103,738 +20%
TAIM
24
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$97.8M -$52.5M -295,247 -35%
MWM
25
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$95.4M -$515K -2,898 -0.5%

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.