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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
MFW
101
Meristem Family Wealth
Minnesota
$461K +$105K +1,660 +28%
VKH
102
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$418K +$430K +6,790 New
CA
103
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$415K +$424K +6,695 New
HNB
104
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$376K -$319K -5,038 Closed
OMC
105
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$367K +$78.2K +1,234 +26%
RWA
106
Ropes Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$359K – – –
EAM
107
Evanson Asset Management
California
$353K +$1.71K +27 +0.5%
VCP
108
Vista Capital Partners
Oregon
$351K +$362K +5,708 New
SCM
109
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$330K – – –
DY
110
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$328K -$41.8K -660 -11%
MC
111
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$317K – – –
BWP
112
BSW Wealth Partners
Colorado
$309K -$54.3K -858 -15%
CS
113
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$307K -$24.7K -390 -7%
BP
114
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$296K +$305K +4,812 New
SI
115
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$291K -$7.22K -114 -2%
OCM
116
One Capital Management
California
$289K +$633 +10 +0.2%
EWA
117
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$283K -$119K -1,877 -29%
BFO
118
Boston Family Office
Massachusetts
$277K – – –
KCPG
119
Kavar Capital Partners Group
Kansas
$276K – – –
ST
120
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$274K +$26.1K +412 +10%
EBSAM
121
Eubel Brady & Suttman Asset Management
Ohio
$267K – – –
SHA
122
Smith Hayes Advisers
Nebraska
$258K +$266K +4,200 New
CFA
123
Cahill Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$255K +$19.8K +313 +8%
HS
124
Huntington Steele
Pennsylvania
$248K – – –
Simplex Trading
125
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$246K +$254K +4,011 New
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5
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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.