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Vanguard US Minimum Volatility ETF
VFMV

15 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.36M invested in Vanguard US Minimum Volatility ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 0 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

600% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 1

67% more funds holding

Funds holding: 9 → 15 (+6)

52% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.22M → $3.36M (+$1.15M)

5.81% more ownership

Funds ownership: 10.42% → 16.23% (+5.8%)

Holders
15
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.33%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
4
Reduced
–
Closed
1
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$818K
2
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
+$236K
3
AAM
Autus Asset Management
Arizona
+$234K
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$78.4K
5
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
+$60.3K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$9K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
1
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.51M +$37.2K +464 +2%
Jane Street
2
Jane Street
New York
$1.04M +$818K +10,201 +263%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
3
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$218K +$236K +2,949 New
AAM
4
Autus Asset Management
Arizona
$216K +$234K +2,915 New
IA
5
IFP Advisors
Florida
$86K +$51.9K +647 +125%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$72K +$78.4K +978 New
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$63K +$20.4K +255 +43%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
8
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$56K +$60.3K +752 New
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$43K – – –
PFBT
10
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$16K +$17.2K +215 New
GI
11
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$15K – – –
RCG
12
Ruggie Capital Group
Florida
$10K – – –
LTFS
13
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$5K – – –
ME
14
McIlrath & Eck
Washington
$5K +$5.05K +63 New
AG
15
Advisor Group
Arizona
$4K +$4.01K +50 New
TRCT
16
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$9K -100 Closed

VFMV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

15 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard US Minimum Volatility ETF (VFMV) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $3.36M — up 52% from $2.22M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new VFMV positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 0 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $818K. The largest seller was Tower Research Capital (TRC), exiting entirely with an estimated $9K sold.

  • 15 institutional investors held Vanguard US Minimum Volatility ETF (VFMV) as of Q4 2018, up from 9 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $3.36M of Vanguard US Minimum Volatility ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 52% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Vanguard US Minimum Volatility ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 1 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard US Minimum Volatility ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $818K added.
  • The largest Vanguard US Minimum Volatility ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $9K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.