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Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF
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61 hedge funds and large institutions have $125M invested in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $98M → $125M (+$27.2M)

2.96% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.19% → 43.15% (+3%)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 21

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 64 → 61 (-3)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 6

Holders
61
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-4.69%
% of All Funds
1.32%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
4
Increased
20
Reduced
21
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$6.3M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$4.53M
3
SAM
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
+$2.16M
4
DDPIC
Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel
Michigan
+$1.73M
5
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
+$940K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$1.33M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$1.12M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$1.01M
4
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$863K
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$751K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GWA
51
Guidant Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$12K – – –
BlackRock
52
BlackRock
New York
$8K -$3.04K -22 -29%
Fidelity Investments
53
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$8K -$138 -1 -2%
AF
54
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$8K – – –
GWM
55
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$8K – – –
CA
56
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$7K -$411K -2,971 -98%
HNB
57
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$5K – – –
FGAM
58
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$5K +$4.97K +36 New
SF
59
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$4K – – –
GRP
60
Global Retirement Partners
California
$3K – – –
PA
61
Parallel Advisors
California
$1K – – –
Citadel Advisors
62
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$1.01M -8,256 Closed
Stifel Financial
63
Stifel Financial
Missouri
– -$863K -7,031 Closed
VF
64
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$605K -4,958 Closed
WI
65
WrapManager Inc
California
– -$586K -4,807 Closed
AIC
66
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
– -$88K -723 Closed
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VTWG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

61 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (VTWG) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $125M — up 28% from $98M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of VTWG and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.3M. The largest seller was Tower Research Capital (TRC), cutting an estimated $1.33M.

  • 61 institutional investors held Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (VTWG) as of Q1 2019, down from 64 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $125M of Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 6 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $6.3M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Tower Research Capital (TRC), an estimated $1.33M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.