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Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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844 hedge funds and large institutions have $40.7B invested in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 157 funds opening new positions, 315 increasing their positions, 225 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

504% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 157 | Existing positions closed: 26

40% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 315 | Existing positions reduced: 225

20% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $27M | Put options by funds: $22.5M

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 720 → 844 (+124)

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $34.9B → $40.7B (+$5.82B)

16% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 154 → 178 (+24)

1.63% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.06% → 48.69% (+1.6%)

Holders
844
Holders Change
+124
Holders Change %
+17.22%
% of All Funds
19.14%
Holding in Top 10
178
Holding in Top 10 Change
+24
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+15.58%
% of All Funds
4.04%
New
157
Increased
315
Reduced
225
Closed
26
Calls
$27M
Puts
$22.5M
Net Calls
+$4.54M
Net Calls Change
+$6.98M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.31B
2
BAPIM
British Airways Pensions Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$346M
3
NMIFOAC
National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives
Japan
+$227M
4
NYLIC
New York Life Insurance Company
New York
+$174M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$141M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$1.11B
2
CI
Clal Insurance
Israel
-$201M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$124M
4
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
-$73.8M
5
DCM
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
-$63.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NLI
26
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$322M – – –
JMPWA
27
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$320M +$5.38M +22,518 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
28
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$316M +$42.3M +176,785 +16%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
29
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$294M +$4.8M +20,072 +2%
V
30
Veritable
Delaware
$287M +$19.6M +81,979 +8%
National Pension Service
31
National Pension Service
South Korea
$285M – – –
DLIC
32
Daido Life Insurance Company
Japan
$284M – – –
KeyBank National Association
33
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$268M -$5.21M -21,795 -2%
LPL Financial
34
LPL Financial
California
$262M +$6.2M +25,960 +2%
KIM
35
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$255M +$5.17M +21,630 +2%
SLI
36
Symetra Life Insurance
Washington
$253M +$1.18M +4,946 +0.5%
Stifel Financial
37
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$247M +$42.8M +179,022 +22%
RJFSA
38
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$236M +$43.1M +180,240 +23%
AS
39
Acorns Securities
California
$226M +$220M +922,344 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
40
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$218M +$31.4M +131,561 +17%
AG
41
Advisor Group
Arizona
$191M +$27.9M +116,605 +18%
Bessemer Group
42
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$190M -$4.78M -19,984 -3%
HCC
43
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$177M – – –
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
44
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$165M – – –
GL
45
Globe Life
Texas
$164M – – –
SS
46
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$158M +$140M +586,460 +1,025%
AWM
47
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$147M -$73.8M -308,843 -34%
IL
48
Investure LLC
Virginia
$143M +$28.2M +117,832 +25%
JFG
49
JMG Financial Group
Illinois
$142M +$3.16M +13,240 +2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
50
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$126M +$4.16M +17,410 +4%
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VOO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

844 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $40.7B — up 17% from $34.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 157 funds opened new VOO positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 131 holders — while 315 added to existing stakes and 225 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $1.31B. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $1.11B.

  • 844 institutional investors held Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) as of Q4 2017, up from 720 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $40.7B of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 157 funds opened new Vanguard S&P 500 ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 26 closed out, a net change of +131 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard S&P 500 ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.31B added.
  • The largest Vanguard S&P 500 ETF seller in Q4 2017 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $1.11B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.