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Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF

40 hedge funds and large institutions have $159M invested in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

400% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 2

78% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 9

46% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $109M → $159M (+$49.9M)

25% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3240 (+8)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
40
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
1.16%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
10
Increased
16
Reduced
9
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$32.2M +$27.6M +623,208 +816%
TAIM
2
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$24.3M +$5.43M +122,390 +30%
KL
3
Kinsight LLC
Alabama
$23.1M -$122K -2,746 -0.5%
Royal Bank of Canada
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$16.1M +$3.78M +85,182 +32%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$12.8M -$1.36M -30,772 -10%
JMPWA
6
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$10.5M +$3.63M +81,954 +56%
LIA
7
LBMC Investment Advisors
Tennessee
$5.66M
CC
8
Curian Capital
Colorado
$4.01M +$731K +16,480 +23%
UBS AM
9
UBS AM
Illinois
$3.69M +$859K +19,368 +32%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$2.92M +$791K +17,838 +39%
FA
11
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$2.73M +$321K +7,236 +14%
AP
12
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$2.62M +$2.52M +56,888 New
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.14M -$5.52M -124,536 -73%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.76M -$105K -2,364 -6%
BWM
15
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$1.52M +$12.6K +284 +0.9%
U
16
UBS
Switzerland
$1.52M +$263K +5,924 +22%
HNB
17
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$1.52M
JP Morgan Chase
18
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.47M +$78.5K +1,770 +6%
SG Americas Securities
19
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.42M +$688K +15,526 +101%
B
20
Baird
Wisconsin
$1.29M
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
21
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$766K -$139K -3,130 -16%
NB
22
NBT Bank
New York
$684K
TH
23
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$558K +$538K +12,134 New
HighTower Advisors
24
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$541K +$521K +11,752 New
CAN
25
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$463K +$26.4K +596 +6%

VTWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

40 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $159M — up 46% from $109M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new VTWO positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $27.6M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $5.52M.

  • 40 institutional investors held Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO) as of Q4 2013, up from 32 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $159M of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 46% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 2 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $27.6M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Bank of America, an estimated $5.52M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.