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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
WT
151
Whittier Trust
California
$70K +$69.7K +1,100 +2,444%
BFEC
152
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$67K -$887 -14 -1%
US Bancorp
153
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$61K +$19K +300 +43%
ANBT
154
American National Bank & Trust
Texas
$58K – – –
HI
155
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$56K +$443 +7 +0.8%
FWM
156
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$49K – – –
IF
157
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$46K – – –
MWP
158
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$45K – – –
GAM
159
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$39K +$40K +632 New
RBC
160
Roble Belko & Company
Pennsylvania
$38K – – –
WIC
161
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$37K +$38K +600 New
KTC
162
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$31K – – –
PVH
163
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$31K – – –
NFG
164
Next Financial Group
Texas
$30K – – –
BCA
165
Bray Capital Advisors
Florida
$27K +$27.8K +439 New
ATC
166
Adirondack Trust Company
New York
$25K – – –
JIC
167
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$25K – – –
DADC
168
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$24K – – –
HCMT
169
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$22K +$22.4K +353 New
PO
170
Private Ocean
California
$18K +$1.52K +24 +8%
LIA
171
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$12K – – –
TDC
172
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$12K +$4.12K +65 +47%
TWA
173
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$10K +$6.65K +105 +202%
BKA
174
Brick & Kyle Associates
Pennsylvania
$9K – – –
AC
175
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$7K +$4.94K +78 +229%
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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.