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Vanguard Total World Stock ETF
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180 hedge funds and large institutions have $682M invested in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 78 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

105% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 38

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $641M → $682M (+$41.7M)

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 16

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 179 → 180 (+1)

0.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 15.66% → 15.62% (-0.04%)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 14 (-2)

55% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $289K | Put options by funds: $640K

Holders
180
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.56%
% of All Funds
4.85%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.38%
New
17
Increased
78
Reduced
38
Closed
16
Calls
$289K
Puts
$640K
Net Calls
-$351K
Net Calls Change
+$2.47M

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$25.6M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$12.3M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$7.88M
4
FFS
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
+$7.61M
5
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
+$7.59M

Top Sellers

1
SIA
Spruce Investment Advisors
Connecticut
-$22.2M
2
FMP
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
-$12.7M
3
ALA
Atherton Lane Advisers
California
-$6.12M
4
BAAM
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
-$2.29M
5
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$2.24M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SPIO
51
Seven Post Investment Office
California
$2.52M – – –
SFM
52
Signature Financial Management
Virginia
$2.46M +$11.2K +177 +0.4%
AllianceBernstein
53
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.42M – – –
PAG
54
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.38M -$34.4K -543 -1%
AWM
55
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$2.32M -$3.55K -56 -0.1%
FAAS
56
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$2.26M +$361K +5,707 +18%
CA
57
Cambridge Associates
Massachusetts
$2.24M +$1.35M +21,386 +143%
WP
58
WMS Partners
Maryland
$2.21M +$296K +4,680 +15%
VCAM
59
Van Cleef Asset Management
Ohio
$2.08M -$13.6K -214 -0.6%
AIG
60
American International Group
New York
$2.07M +$638K +10,065 +43%
Creative Planning
61
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.88M -$38.8K -612 -2%
Schroder Investment Management Group
62
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$1.79M – – –
HC
63
Highmount Capital
New York
$1.59M -$431K -6,800 -21%
NCM
64
Neumann Capital Management
California
$1.44M +$60.9K +961 +4%
Bank of Montreal
65
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.38M +$92.3K +1,457 +7%
CS
66
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$1.37M +$300K +4,730 +27%
EWM
67
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$1.33M +$20K +316 +1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
68
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.22M -$56.3K -889 -4%
HIM
69
Hanlon Investment Management
New Jersey
$1.22M +$190K +3,000 +18%
MAA
70
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$1.19M +$570K +8,994 +87%
MFS
71
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.19M +$1.01M +15,996 +489%
Vanguard Group
72
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.14M +$48.8K +771 +4%
NG
73
Northstar Group
New York
$1.12M +$149K +2,350 +15%
CAN
74
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.1M – – –
BSB
75
Bangor Savings Bank
Maine
$1.05M +$124K +1,960 +13%
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VT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

180 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $682M — up 6.5% from $641M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new VT positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 78 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $25.6M. The largest seller was Spruce Investment Advisors, cutting an estimated $22.2M.

  • 180 institutional investors held Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT) as of Q2 2015, up from 179 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $682M of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Vanguard Total World Stock ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Vanguard Total World Stock ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $25.6M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Total World Stock ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Spruce Investment Advisors, an estimated $22.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.