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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
PGFC
101
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$52.4M +$8.44M +34,090 +18%
Bank of New York Mellon
102
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$51.9M -$24.9M -100,641 -31%
VF
103
Virtu Financial
New York
$50.7M +$38.8M +156,639 +245%
ST
104
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$50.2M -$1.51M -6,103 -3%
CCA
105
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$50M +$3.86M +15,577 +8%
MRC
106
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$50M +$3.86M +15,577 +8%
Fifth Third Bancorp
107
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$49.3M +$5.24M +21,151 +11%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
108
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$48.6M +$13.3M +53,784 +34%
CA
109
Cambridge Advisors
Nebraska
$47.9M +$545K +2,200 +1%
SB
110
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$46.9M +$18.7M +75,522 +59%
HSBC Holdings
111
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$46.8M +$12.8M +51,493 +34%
WOA
112
Water Oak Advisors
Florida
$46.5M +$4.16M +16,785 +9%
SCM
113
Stordahl Capital Management
Colorado
$44.4M -$34.4K -139 -0.1%
DW
114
Domani Wealth
Pennsylvania
$43.7M -$1.65M -6,647 -3%
AllianceBernstein
115
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$43.1M -$10.4M -41,842 -18%
WB
116
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$43M +$2.52M +10,187 +6%
BTS
117
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$42.6M +$5.94M +23,962 +15%
FFW
118
Fusion Family Wealth
New York
$41.8M +$1.23M +4,983 +3%
WMA
119
White Mountains Advisors
Connecticut
$41.8M
MA
120
MUFG Americas
New York
$41.3M +$2.03M +8,178 +5%
VanEck Associates
121
VanEck Associates
New York
$40.5M -$4.66M -18,816 -10%
HighTower Advisors
122
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$40.3M +$4.33M +17,481 +11%
FU
123
Fairfield University
Connecticut
$37.6M
SCM
124
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$37.5M -$8.69M -35,063 -18%
RCS
125
Retirement Capital Strategies
California
$37.1M -$11.5M -46,326 -22%

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.