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Vanguard Growth ETF

435 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.2B invested in Vanguard Growth ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 173 increasing their positions, 112 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

433% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 15

54% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 173 | Existing positions reduced: 112

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 376435 (+59)

15% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6575 (+10)

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.5B → $13.2B (+$1.66B)

10.06% more ownership

Funds ownership: 372.77%382.83% (+10%)

36% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.36M | Put options by funds: $3.71M

Holders
435
Holders Change
+59
Holders Change %
+15.69%
% of All Funds
11.41%
Holding in Top 10
75
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+15.38%
% of All Funds
1.97%
New
80
Increased
173
Reduced
112
Closed
15
Calls
$2.36M
Puts
$3.71M
Net Calls
-$1.35M
Net Calls Change
-$1.74M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Brown Advisory
226
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$1.15M +$119K +6,654 +11%
CP
227
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$1.14M -$160K -8,940 -12%
DG
228
Davidson & Garrard
Virginia
$1.13M +$1.14M +63,648 New
BCP
229
Berkeley Capital Partners
Georgia
$1.1M +$1.11M +62,232 New
RMAM
230
Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management
New Jersey
$1.07M +$145K +8,100 +16%
AIA
231
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho
$1.05M +$1.06M +59,352 New
MBA
232
McQueen Ball & Associates
Pennsylvania
$1.05M +$1.06M +59,226 New
VAM
233
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$1.03M +$1.04M +57,900 New
AC
234
Alley Company
Illinois
$1.01M -$146K -8,178 -13%
MCM
235
McMillion Capital Management
North Carolina
$994K -$1.07K -60 -0.1%
CFA
236
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$992K
MCWS
237
McKinley Carter Wealth Services
West Virginia
$981K +$752 +42 +0.1%
SG Americas Securities
238
SG Americas Securities
New York
$969K +$790K +44,076 +418%
ClearBridge Investments
239
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$942K +$952K +53,148 New
CG
240
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$939K +$215 +12 +0%
FMWA
241
Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors
Missouri
$930K -$112K -6,276 -11%
FSA
242
Financial Sense Advisors
California
$926K +$935K +52,224 New
VWM
243
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
$907K +$916K +51,150 New
GHA
244
GW Henssler & Associates
Georgia
$898K -$140K -7,824 -13%
AllianceBernstein
245
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$892K +$358K +19,962 +66%
SCM
246
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$886K +$106K +5,910 +13%
FANJ
247
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$870K +$234K +13,038 +36%
FA
248
FC Advisory
Pennsylvania
$869K +$9.35K +522 +1%
ACM
249
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$868K -$303K -16,926 -26%
WGCA
250
Wolf Group Capital Advisors
Virginia
$866K +$875K +48,840 New

VUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

435 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $13.2B — up 14% from $11.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 80 funds opened new VUG positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 65 holders — while 173 added to existing stakes and 112 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $296M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $45.6M.

  • 435 institutional investors held Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) as of Q4 2015, up from 376 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $13.2B of Vanguard Growth ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 80 funds opened new Vanguard Growth ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 15 closed out, a net change of +65 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $296M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $45.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.