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Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF
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60 hedge funds and large institutions have $200M invested in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 16

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 13

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 62 → 60 (-2)

23% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $262M → $200M (-$61.3M)

Holders
60
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-3.23%
% of All Funds
1.68%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
12
Increased
21
Reduced
16
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$4.99M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$4.64M
3
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
+$2.12M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.27M
5
KP
Keel Point
Alabama
+$1.18M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FA
FDx Advisors
Illinois
-$10.7M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$10.3M
3
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$10.1M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$6.37M
5
KL
Kinsight LLC
Alabama
-$3.51M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SHCM
26
Stokes & Hubbell Capital Management
Louisiana
$899K +$979K +20,530 New
Goldman Sachs
27
Goldman Sachs
New York
$643K +$375K +7,866 +115%
Bank of New York Mellon
28
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$637K -$726K -15,210 -51%
FAAS
29
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$631K -$31K -650 -4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
30
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$547K -$32.3K -678 -5%
CAN
31
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$516K +$30.9K +648 +6%
Baird Financial Group
32
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$476K -$456K -9,558 -47%
CBT
33
Central Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$472K -$228K -4,776 -31%
Citigroup
34
Citigroup
New York
$381K -$25.8K -540 -6%
RFC
35
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$328K +$357K +7,482 New
Susquehanna International Group
36
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$289K -$2.85M -59,668 -90%
Mariner
37
Mariner
Kansas
$283K +$308K +6,450 New
M&T Bank
38
M&T Bank
New York
$278K +$303K +6,344 New
JPTCCM
39
J.P. Turner & Co Capital Management
Georgia
$271K – – –
LTFS
40
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$261K +$90.2K +1,892 +46%
CA
41
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$218K +$238K +4,980 New
SG Americas Securities
42
SG Americas Securities
New York
$155K – – –
SCP
43
Syntal Capital Partners
Texas
$123K +$1.81K +38 +1%
MFS
44
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$80K +$22.3K +468 +35%
DBT
45
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$77K +$84K +1,760 New
Creative Planning
46
Creative Planning
Kansas
$52K +$57.1K +1,198 New
TRCT
47
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$35K -$430K -9,010 -92%
KTC
48
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$28K – – –
MA
49
MUFG Americas
New York
$26K +$4.77K +100 +20%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
50
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$24K – – –
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VTWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

60 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $200M — down 23% from $262M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of VTWO and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 16 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $4.99M. The largest seller was FDx Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.7M sold.

  • 60 institutional investors held Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO) as of Q3 2015, down from 62 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $200M of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $4.99M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF seller in Q3 2015 was FDx Advisors, an estimated $10.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.