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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
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.03B -$3.54B -14,285,596 -45%
RJA
2
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.8B +$93.1M +375,705 +3%
PPA
3
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.12B +$11.9M +47,884 +0.5%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.93B +$96.6M +389,879 +5%
Envestnet Asset Management
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.78B +$247M +997,342 +15%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.52B -$133M -537,750 -8%
NMIFOAC
7
National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives
Japan
$1.29B
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.12B +$150M +603,791 +14%
Ameriprise
9
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$889M +$1.54M +6,198 +0.2%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$782M +$131M +527,804 +18%
CI
11
Clal Insurance
Israel
$688M +$68.1M +274,749 +10%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$674M +$124M +501,627 +21%
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$658M -$255M -1,029,835 -26%
AssetMark Inc
14
AssetMark Inc
California
$624M +$30.6M +123,460 +5%
National Pension Service
15
National Pension Service
South Korea
$585M
ELFC
16
E-L Financial Corp
Ontario, Canada
$518M -$2.97K -12 -0%
MSL
17
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$416M +$6.68M +26,985 +2%
BOI
18
Bank of Italy
Italy
$407M
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$399M +$125M +506,412 +41%
USAA
20
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$389M +$74.7M +301,698 +22%
RJFSA
21
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$384M +$59.5M +240,007 +17%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
22
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$380M +$83.5M +337,273 +26%
S
23
Schroders
United Kingdom
$375M -$223M -898,245 -36%
AA
24
Acorns Advisers
California
$374M +$403M +1,627,123 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
25
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$373M -$23.6M -95,259 -6%

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.