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Vanguard US Minimum Volatility ETF
VFMV

73 hedge funds and large institutions have $152M invested in Vanguard US Minimum Volatility ETF in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 3

88% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 17

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 67 → 73 (+6)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $145M → $152M (+$7.24M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

1.28% less ownership

Funds ownership: 48.36% → 47.08% (-1.3%)

Holders
73
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+8.96%
% of All Funds
0.89%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
9
Increased
32
Reduced
17
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SMC
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
+$1.53M
2
TWC
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.35M
3
EH
Equitable Holdings
New York
+$696K
4
TAM
Titleist Asset Management
Texas
+$664K
5
FIA
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
+$569K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SFA
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
-$1.89M
2
AAP
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
-$1.81M
3
RL
Retireful LLC
Michigan
-$401K
4
NA
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
-$398K
5
IAA
Independence Asset Advisors
Pennsylvania
-$321K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AAS
51
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$248K +$124K +952 +100%
WWM
52
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$222K +$223K +1,707 New
LRIA
53
Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors
Washington
$216K -$11.6K -89 -5%
TRCT
54
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$169K +$49.8K +382 +42%
AAP
55
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$102K -$1.81M -13,867 -95%
HI
56
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$73.8K +$11K +84 +17%
Morgan Stanley
57
Morgan Stanley
New York
$68.3K -$261 -2 -0.4%
National Bank of Canada
58
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$59.8K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
59
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$53.8K +$18.1K +139 +51%
GWM
60
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$39.8K +$18.5K +142 +87%
PWA
61
Physician Wealth Advisors
Utah
$35.2K – – –
PWM
62
Proathlete Wealth Management
Florida
$30K +$29.9K +229 New
AAG
63
Armstrong Advisory Group
Massachusetts
$27.4K – – –
SPIA
64
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$16.9K – – –
AF
65
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$15.1K -$12.1K -93 -44%
CSB
66
City State Bank
Iowa
$13K – – –
TCM
67
Triumph Capital Management
Colorado
$12.6K +$12.7K +97 New
ACA
68
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$11K +$11K +84 New
JWA
69
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$8.47K – – –
ME
70
McIlrath & Eck
Washington
$8.21K – – –
NS
71
NBC Securities
Alabama
$7.56K – – –
IA
72
IFP Advisors
Florida
$6.65K – – –
CAL
73
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
RL
74
Retireful LLC
Michigan
– -$401K -3,055 Closed
CFG
75
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
– -$255K -1,945 Closed
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VFMV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review

73 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard US Minimum Volatility ETF (VFMV) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $152M — up 5% from $145M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new VFMV positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Smith, Moore & Co, adding an estimated $1.53M. The largest seller was Sequoia Financial Advisors, cutting an estimated $1.89M.

  • 73 institutional investors held Vanguard US Minimum Volatility ETF (VFMV) as of Q4 2025, up from 67 in Q3 2025.
  • Funds reported $152M of Vanguard US Minimum Volatility ETF stock for Q4 2025, up 5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Vanguard US Minimum Volatility ETF positions in Q4 2025 and 3 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard US Minimum Volatility ETF buyer in Q4 2025 was Smith, Moore & Co, an estimated $1.53M added.
  • The largest Vanguard US Minimum Volatility ETF seller in Q4 2025 was Sequoia Financial Advisors, an estimated $1.89M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.