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Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF
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164 hedge funds and large institutions have $470M invested in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 16

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 162 → 164 (+2)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 44

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

3.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.59% → 63.59% (-3%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $511M → $470M (-$41.2M)

Holders
164
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.23%
% of All Funds
3.6%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
18
Increased
45
Reduced
44
Closed
16
Calls
$657K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$657K
Net Calls Change
+$657K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
+$12.3M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$4.3M
3
FMLI
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
+$1.93M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.58M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$1.51M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$23.2M
2
FA
FDx Advisors
Illinois
-$12.9M
3
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$3.93M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$3.69M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$3.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
26
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.44M -$160K -2,602 -4%
TRCT
27
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3.31M -$3.93M -63,974 -54%
SBL
28
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$3.31M +$249K +4,062 +8%
VIP
29
Vantage Investment Partners
Missouri
$3.31M – – –
LMIM
30
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Maryland
$3.29M – – –
LTFS
31
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.7M -$42.4K -690 -2%
William Blair Investment Management
32
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$2.64M – – –
Brown Advisory
33
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$2.58M – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
34
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.52M -$39.4K -642 -2%
PA
35
PFW Advisors
Georgia
$2.39M +$3.28M +53,414 New
ECG
36
Edge Capital Group
Georgia
$1.92M +$6.39K +104 +0.3%
FMLI
37
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$1.91M +$1.93M +31,400 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
38
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.9M -$215K -3,500 -10%
LA
39
LVW Advisors
New York
$1.75M +$77.1K +1,256 +5%
LA
40
Legacy Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.64M +$275K +4,470 +20%
FHB
41
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$1.47M – – –
RJFSA
42
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.46M -$103K -1,676 -7%
William Blair & Company
43
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.45M -$42.4K -690 -3%
MWP
44
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$1.44M – – –
DADC
45
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.42M +$9.21K +150 +0.6%
PAG
46
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.4M -$105K -1,702 -7%
AG
47
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.27M +$125K +2,038 +11%
Creative Planning
48
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.24M +$11.9K +194 +1%
Baird Financial Group
49
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.22M -$280K -4,552 -18%
RCWMU
50
Rothschild & Co Wealth Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.22M +$1.23M +20,084 New
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VTWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

164 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $470M — down 8.1% from $511M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new VTWO positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jefferies Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.3M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $23.2M.

  • 164 institutional investors held Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO) as of Q3 2019, up from 162 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $470M of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 16 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Jefferies Group, an estimated $12.3M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF seller in Q3 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $23.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.