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Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

1,071 hedge funds and large institutions have $40.6B invested in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 205 funds opening new positions, 446 increasing their positions, 254 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

206% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 205 | Existing positions closed: 67

76% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 446 | Existing positions reduced: 254

23% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $37.2M | Put options by funds: $30.3M

18% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 182215 (+33)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 9421,071 (+129)

3.31% less ownership

Funds ownership: 46.7%43.39% (-3.3%)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $48.7B → $40.6B (-$8.05B)

Holders
1,071
Holders Change
+129
Holders Change %
+13.69%
% of All Funds
23.86%
Holding in Top 10
215
Holding in Top 10 Change
+33
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+18.13%
% of All Funds
4.79%
New
205
Increased
446
Reduced
254
Closed
67
Calls
$37.2M
Puts
$30.3M
Net Calls
+$6.91M
Net Calls Change
+$23.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
51
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$143M
DCM
52
DeGreen Capital Management
Arizona
$123M -$12.6M -50,914 -49%
WCG
53
Wall Capital Group
Arizona
$123M -$215K -867 -0.2%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
54
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$121M +$4.48M +18,078 +4%
BlackRock
55
BlackRock
New York
$119M +$126M +507,585 +4,140%
LTFS
56
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$119M +$14.1M +56,915 +12%
BJ
57
Brouwer & Janachowski
California
$113M +$27.5M +111,057 +29%
M&T Bank
58
M&T Bank
New York
$108M +$28.7M +115,720 +32%
CA
59
Cambridge Associates
Massachusetts
$101M +$10.2M +41,055 +10%
BS
60
Banco Santander
Spain
$100M +$32M +129,379 +42%
Neuberger Berman Group
61
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$99.5M +$8.13M +32,808 +8%
FFA
62
Fragasso Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$94.5M -$1.71M -6,910 -2%
Bank of Montreal
63
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$91.4M +$2.21M +8,934 +2%
DT
64
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$88.9M -$622K -2,509 -0.6%
Fisher Asset Management
65
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$85.8M +$17.8M +71,850 +24%
Deutsche Bank
66
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$82.9M -$18.3M -73,742 -17%
MA
67
Mangham Associates
Virginia
$82.2M +$8.67M +34,983 +11%
NB
68
Norinchukin Bank
Japan
$81.9M
CA
69
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
$81.3M +$2.96M +11,941 +3%
MML Investors Services
70
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$81.1M +$21.5M +86,916 +33%
Allianz Asset Management
71
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$78.7M -$7.27M -29,337 -8%
SWP
72
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$76M -$2.07M -8,337 -2%
PVH
73
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$75.5M +$71.5M +288,827 +727%
AIM
74
Acropolis Investment Management
Missouri
$75.3M -$593K -2,392 -0.7%
WAM
75
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$75.1M +$10.8M +43,473 +15%

VOO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

1,071 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $40.6B — down 17% from $48.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 205 funds opened new VOO positions and 67 closed out — a net gain of 138 holders — while 446 added to existing stakes and 254 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $247M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $3.54B.

  • 1,071 institutional investors held Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) as of Q4 2018, up from 942 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $40.6B of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 205 funds opened new Vanguard S&P 500 ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 67 closed out, a net change of +138 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard S&P 500 ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $247M added.
  • The largest Vanguard S&P 500 ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $3.54B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.