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Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF
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116 hedge funds and large institutions have $800M invested in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 9

40% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 7 (+2)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $736M → $800M (+$64.4M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 109 → 116 (+7)

6.4% less ownership

Funds ownership: 179.65% → 173.25% (-6.4%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 38

Holders
116
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+6.42%
% of All Funds
2.66%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+40%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
18
Increased
34
Reduced
38
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
NFG
Nadler Financial Group
Illinois
+$12.6M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$11.6M
3
TAM
Trust Asset Management
Texas
+$2.99M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$2.91M
5
SS
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
+$1.65M

Top Sellers

1
CAN
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
-$6.26M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$4.15M
3
SB
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
-$3.99M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.31M
5
SFA
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
-$1.15M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FANJ
101
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$52K – – –
TCOV
102
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$44K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
103
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$39K – – –
CFA
104
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$37K – – –
GFP
105
Gryphon Financial Partners
Ohio
$34K +$3.62K +100 +12%
BCA
106
Bay Colony Advisors
Massachusetts
$34K +$33.7K +932 New
HNB
107
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$31K -$56.6K -1,564 Closed
CHC
108
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$27K – – –
CFG
109
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$25K +$16.4K +452 +205%
PA
110
Parallel Advisors
California
$14K +$14K +388 New
MPPLM
111
Midwest Professional Planners Ltd (MPPL)
Wisconsin
$13K – – –
FGAM
112
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$11K +$869 +24 +9%
WEC
113
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$10K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
114
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$9K – – –
ML
115
McAdam LLC
Pennsylvania
$5K – – –
BlackRock
116
BlackRock
New York
$1K – – –
CAN
117
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
– -$6.26M -179,428 Closed
TH
118
Timber Hill
Connecticut
– -$438K -12,536 Closed
PAG
119
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$401K -11,472 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
120
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$321K -9,200 Closed
UCFA
121
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
– -$309K -8,844 Closed
SWP
122
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$47K -1,348 Closed
IWM
123
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
– -$18K -528 Closed
SP
124
SWS Partners
Ohio
– -$14K -400 Closed
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VONG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

116 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $800M — up 8.8% from $736M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new VONG positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Nadler Financial Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.6M. The largest seller was Cetera Advisor Networks, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.26M sold.

  • 116 institutional investors held Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) as of Q2 2018, up from 109 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $800M of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 9 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Nadler Financial Group, an estimated $12.6M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Cetera Advisor Networks, an estimated $6.26M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.