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Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF

167 hedge funds and large institutions have $470M invested in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

37% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 30

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 42

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 156167 (+11)

6.63% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.57%70.2% (+6.6%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $527M → $470M (-$57M)

Holders
167
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+7.05%
% of All Funds
3.72%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
41
Increased
52
Reduced
42
Closed
30
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
TRCT
51
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.14M -$1.63M -27,170 -56%
Creative Planning
52
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.07M -$29K -484 -2%
First Manhattan
53
First Manhattan
New York
$1.05M -$683K -11,400 -37%
Renaissance Technologies
54
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.02M +$875K +14,600 +332%
FPGK
55
Financial Partners Group (Kansas)
Kansas
$975K -$57.6K -962 -5%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
56
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$942K +$874K +14,592 +493%
MFW
57
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$922K +$1.03M +17,166 New
LA
58
Legacy Advisors
Pennsylvania
$913K +$181K +3,016 +22%
MNBTD
59
Moody National Bank Trust Division
Texas
$909K +$1.01M +16,924 New
AG
60
Advisor Group
Arizona
$906K +$555K +9,268 +122%
MHS
61
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$889K +$185K +3,086 +23%
NFG
62
Next Financial Group
Texas
$883K +$910K +15,182 +1,205%
SB
63
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$825K +$147K +2,458 +19%
CFA
64
Clarfeld Financial Advisors
New York
$817K +$912K +15,224 New
Comerica Bank
65
Comerica Bank
Texas
$807K -$39.3K -656 -5%
FAN
66
Financial Advisors Network
California
$781K +$872K +14,546 New
LA
67
LVW Advisors
New York
$754K +$841K +14,040 New
AA
68
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$734K +$820K +13,680 New
DADC
69
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$727K +$245K +4,082 +43%
Citigroup
70
Citigroup
New York
$718K -$78.4K -1,308 -9%
BWM
71
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$679K +$2.76K +46 +0.4%
HighTower Advisors
72
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$657K +$182K +3,044 +33%
SCM
73
Stordahl Capital Management
Colorado
$564K -$839 -14 -0.1%
Franklin Resources
74
Franklin Resources
California
$548K +$117K +1,960 +24%
ONB
75
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$548K +$381K +6,352 +165%

VTWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

167 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $470M — down 11% from $527M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new VTWO positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Geller Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $24.1M. The largest seller was Keel Point, cutting an estimated $19M.

  • 167 institutional investors held Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO) as of Q4 2018, up from 156 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $470M of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 30 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Geller Advisors, an estimated $24.1M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Keel Point, an estimated $19M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.