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Vanguard Growth ETF

366 hedge funds and large institutions have $11B invested in Vanguard Growth ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 145 increasing their positions, 113 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.49M | Put options by funds: $2.25M

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 145 | Existing positions reduced: 113

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 32

19.97% more ownership

Funds ownership: 346.41%366.38% (+20%)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.97B → $11B (+$1.03B)

5% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5962 (+3)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 359366 (+7)

Holders
366
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+1.95%
% of All Funds
9.75%
Holding in Top 10
62
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+5.08%
% of All Funds
1.65%
New
41
Increased
145
Reduced
113
Closed
32
Calls
$3.49M
Puts
$2.25M
Net Calls
+$1.24M
Net Calls Change
+$420K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SI
226
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$680K -$33.5K -1,890 -5%
HL
227
HeadInvest LLC
Maine
$659K
GHA
228
GW Henssler & Associates
Georgia
$658K +$77.1K +4,350 +13%
FA
229
FC Advisory
Pennsylvania
$657K +$668K +37,686 New
Two Sigma Investments
230
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$649K +$660K +37,200 New
SCM
231
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$643K -$21.3K -1,200 -3%
ONB
232
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$643K +$10.4K +588 +2%
LNWWM
233
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
$629K
VIA
234
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$619K +$233K +13,116 +59%
RFA
235
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$617K +$627K +35,364 New
KeyBank National Association
236
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$614K -$51.1K -2,880 -8%
SIC
237
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$595K +$9.79K +552 +2%
AP
238
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$586K
ATC
239
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$572K +$194K +10,914 +50%
SF
240
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$549K +$1.7K +96 +0.3%
HB
241
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$547K
SFPM
242
Sensible Financial Planning & Management
Massachusetts
$544K -$57.4K -3,234 -9%
HSA
243
HBK Sorce Advisory
Pennsylvania
$536K -$106 -6 -0%
MC
244
Mathes Company
New York
$534K -$10.6K -600 -2%
SDJVC
245
St. Denis J. Villere & Co
Louisiana
$531K
BFA
246
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$529K
NSAM
247
North Star Asset Management
Wisconsin
$525K
WSTAM
248
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$523K -$3.72K -210 -0.7%
AllianceBernstein
249
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$499K -$2.02K -114 -0.4%
HRIA
250
Haberer Registered Investment Advisor
Ohio
$496K -$39.9K -2,250 -7%

VUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

366 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $11B — up 10% from $9.97B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new VUG positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 145 added to existing stakes and 113 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $550M. The largest seller was Edelman Financial Services, cutting an estimated $211M.

  • 366 institutional investors held Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) as of Q1 2015, up from 359 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $11B of Vanguard Growth ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new Vanguard Growth ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 32 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $550M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Edelman Financial Services, an estimated $211M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.