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Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
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2,107 hedge funds and large institutions have $117B invested in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 416 funds opening new positions, 907 increasing their positions, 518 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

462% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 416 | Existing positions closed: 74

75% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 907 | Existing positions reduced: 518

18% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 391 → 461 (+70)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,793 → 2,107 (+314)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $108B → $117B (+$8.6B)

1.97% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.04% → 42.07% (-2%)

78% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $585M | Put options by funds: $2.66B

Holders
2,107
Holders Change
+314
Holders Change %
+17.51%
% of All Funds
32.43%
Holding in Top 10
461
Holding in Top 10 Change
+70
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+17.9%
% of All Funds
7.09%
New
416
Increased
907
Reduced
518
Closed
74
Calls
$585M
Puts
$2.66B
Net Calls
-$2.08B
Net Calls Change
-$1.25B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
California Public Employees Retirement System
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
+$3.58B
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$765M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$471M
4
VMPIC
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
+$466M
5
APF
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
+$336M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$11.2B
2
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
-$487M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$354M
4
SMFG
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
-$288M
5
IUHSA
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
-$228M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Allspring Global Investments
51
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$402M +$389M +921,464 New
GT
52
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$391M +$12.2M +28,952 +3%
Baird Financial Group
53
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$368M -$1.42M -3,375 -0.4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
54
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$367M +$9.4M +22,258 +3%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
55
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$346M -$7.34M -17,381 -3%
HP
56
Hound Partners
New York
$346M +$6.81M +16,139 +2%
CIBC Asset Management
57
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$345M +$2.29M +5,433 +0.7%
Fifth Third Bancorp
58
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$339M +$4.14M +9,814 +1%
APF
59
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
$332M +$336M +795,766 +10,843%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
60
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$325M +$315M +745,149 New
CA
61
Cambridge Associates
Massachusetts
$320M +$62.2M +147,335 +25%
GL
62
Globe Life
Texas
$316M +$2.08M +4,934 +0.7%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
63
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$313M +$18.4M +43,548 +6%
Victory Capital Management
64
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$311M +$19.7M +46,633 +7%
Nisa Investment Advisors
65
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$295M +$301M +712,000 New
WS
66
Wedbush Securities
California
$286M +$9.41M +22,284 +4%
KeyBank National Association
67
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$276M -$40.4M -95,629 -13%
DT
68
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$269M +$1.66M +3,924 +0.6%
Creative Planning
69
Creative Planning
Kansas
$268M +$64.8M +153,401 +33%
Neuberger Berman Group
70
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$262M -$8.54M -20,224 -3%
LS
71
Liquid Strategies
Georgia
$261M +$33.4M +79,208 +15%
Mariner
72
Mariner
Kansas
$260M +$25.3M +59,896 +11%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
73
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$258M – – –
Rockefeller Capital Management
74
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$253M +$38.4M +91,069 +19%
Bank of Montreal
75
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$253M -$12.7M -30,171 -5%
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VOO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

2,107 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $117B — up 8% from $108B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 416 funds opened new VOO positions and 74 closed out — a net gain of 342 holders — while 907 added to existing stakes and 518 trimmed.

The largest buyer was California Public Employees Retirement System, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.58B. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $11.2B.

  • 2,107 institutional investors held Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) as of Q4 2021, up from 1,793 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $117B of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF stock for Q4 2021, up 8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 416 funds opened new Vanguard S&P 500 ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 74 closed out, a net change of +342 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard S&P 500 ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was California Public Employees Retirement System, an estimated $3.58B added.
  • The largest Vanguard S&P 500 ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Bank of America, an estimated $11.2B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.