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Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF
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53 hedge funds and large institutions have $58.2M invested in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,400% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 1

90% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 10

42% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $41M → $58.2M (+$17.2M)

36% more funds holding

Funds holding: 39 → 53 (+14)

6.56% more ownership

Funds ownership: 19.98% → 26.55% (+6.6%)

Holders
53
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+35.9%
% of All Funds
1.2%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
15
Increased
19
Reduced
10
Closed
1
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$1.26M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.16M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$786K
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$720K
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$669K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$677K
2
CA
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
-$274K
3
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory
Maryland
-$271K
4
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
-$152K
5
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$118K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BAS
26
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$345K – – –
IH
27
IFC Holdings
Florida
$316K +$76.3K +576 +33%
CS
28
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$234K – – –
William Blair & Company
29
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$214K +$209K +1,580 New
LTFS
30
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$209K -$152K -1,145 -43%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
31
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$201K +$197K +1,486 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
32
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$190K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
33
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$151K +$1.06K +8 +0.7%
CC
34
Claybrook Capital
Massachusetts
$92K +$90.3K +682 New
Citigroup
35
Citigroup
New York
$89K -$1.99K -15 -2%
PFO
36
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$71K -$4.9K -37 -7%
PNC Financial Services Group
37
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$53K +$3.05K +23 +6%
AG
38
Advisor Group
Arizona
$41K +$2.12K +16 +6%
BBHC
39
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$27K +$26.5K +200 New
SWM
40
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$16K +$15.9K +120 New
IWM
41
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$14K +$13.2K +100 New
FHA
42
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$14K +$13.8K +104 New
GWM
43
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$8K – – –
BTIS
44
BB&T Investment Services
North Carolina
$7K +$6.49K +49 New
IA
45
IFP Advisors
Florida
$7K +$6.62K +50 New
GRP
46
Global Retirement Partners
California
$3K +$2.91K +22 New
MOS
47
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$3K +$3.31K +25 New
BlackRock
48
BlackRock
New York
$1K – – –
PA
49
Parallel Advisors
California
$1K – – –
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
50
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$257 -$5.96K -45 -2%
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VTWG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

53 of the 4,410 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (VTWG) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $58.2M — up 42% from $41M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new VTWG positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $1.26M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $677K.

  • 53 institutional investors held Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (VTWG) as of Q4 2017, up from 39 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $58.2M of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 1 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $1.26M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $677K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.