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Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

491 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.6B invested in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 103 funds opening new positions, 207 increasing their positions, 101 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

296% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 103 | Existing positions closed: 26

105% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 207 | Existing positions reduced: 101

46% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.1B → $17.6B (+$5.53B)

19% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7893 (+15)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 423491 (+68)

14% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $41.5M | Put options by funds: $36.4M

8.49% more ownership

Funds ownership: 35.27%43.76% (+8.5%)

Holders
491
Holders Change
+68
Holders Change %
+16.08%
% of All Funds
12.88%
Holding in Top 10
93
Holding in Top 10 Change
+15
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+19.23%
% of All Funds
2.44%
New
103
Increased
207
Reduced
101
Closed
26
Calls
$41.5M
Puts
$36.4M
Net Calls
+$5.11M
Net Calls Change
-$527K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VC
126
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$11.3M +$505K +2,684 +5%
FWCM
127
First Western Capital Management
California
$11.3M +$443K +2,351 +4%
Wellington Management Group
128
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$11.2M +$9.07M +48,178 +404%
KBC Group
129
KBC Group
Belgium
$11.2M +$11.3M +60,000 New
RDM
130
Retirement Design & Management
Connecticut
$10.5M +$9.77M +51,880 +1,216%
PAG
131
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$10.1M +$559K +2,971 +6%
RGI
132
River Global Investors
United Kingdom
$10M +$10.1M +53,706 New
US Bancorp
133
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$9.98M -$1.34M -7,115 -12%
SFPM
134
Sensible Financial Planning & Management
Massachusetts
$9.48M +$898K +4,769 +10%
SIC
135
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$9.2M
William Blair & Company
136
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$9.15M +$1.51M +8,010 +20%
ST
137
Sabal Trust
Florida
$8.95M +$9.02M +47,900 New
Brown Advisory
138
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$8.51M +$460K +2,443 +6%
GC
139
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$8.49M
MTWSIF
140
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Israel
$8.41M +$8.47M +45,000 New
WTC
141
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$8.38M +$863K +4,583 +11%
PFG
142
Pacific Financial Group
Washington
$8.29M +$3.9M +20,697 +87%
FMII
143
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$7.9M +$1.86M +9,881 +31%
ONB
144
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$7.86M
Janney Montgomery Scott
145
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$7.58M +$1.16M +6,149 +18%
APSP
146
Asset Planning Services (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$7.5M -$324K -1,719 -4%
MNA
147
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$7.15M
MFS
148
Monetta Financial Services
Illinois
$6.92M
Citadel Advisors
149
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$6.89M +$6.12M +32,519 +745%
PCM
150
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$6.64M -$37.1K -197 -0.6%

VOO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

491 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $17.6B — up 46% from $12.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 103 funds opened new VOO positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 77 holders — while 207 added to existing stakes and 101 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $394M. The largest seller was National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, cutting an estimated $250M.

  • 491 institutional investors held Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) as of Q4 2015, up from 423 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $17.6B of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 46% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 103 funds opened new Vanguard S&P 500 ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 26 closed out, a net change of +77 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard S&P 500 ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $394M added.
  • The largest Vanguard S&P 500 ETF seller in Q4 2015 was National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, an estimated $250M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.