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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
NPC
126
National Planning Corporation
California
$239K +$25.3K +400 +11%
AAM
127
Autus Asset Management
Arizona
$233K -$22.4K -353 -9%
RBC
128
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
$233K – – –
CLOS
129
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$222K – – –
MA
130
MUFG Americas
New York
$218K – – –
LRPA
131
L. Roy Papp & Associates
Arizona
$215K – – –
FWP
132
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
$213K +$5.51K +87 +3%
BEC
133
Blue Edge Capital
Virginia
$211K – – –
SPC
134
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$207K – – –
TIM
135
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$206K – – –
BBPWM
136
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$185K – – –
IWMPD
137
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$177K – – –
EDRH
138
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$169K +$174K +2,740 New
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
139
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$156K – – –
BAM
140
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$145K – – –
TCM
141
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$130K -$5.7K -90 -4%
BCI
142
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$117K +$24.1K +381 +25%
WEC
143
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$115K +$5.45K +86 +5%
TRCT
144
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$114K -$1.14M -18,010 -91%
LWCFA
145
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$114K -$200K -3,155 -63%
SFPM
146
Sensible Financial Planning & Management
Massachusetts
$104K +$107K +1,689 New
CFA
147
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$102K +$52.3K +825 +98%
CHP
148
Cable Hill Partners
Oregon
$91K +$30.8K +486 +50%
VCM
149
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
$80K – – –
KA
150
Klingman & Associates
New York
$74K – – –
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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.