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Vanguard Growth ETF

430 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.8B invested in Vanguard Growth ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 144 increasing their positions, 164 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

164% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.4M | Put options by funds: $3.94M

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 44

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.2B → $12.8B (-$377M)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 435430 (-5)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7569 (-6)

9.51% less ownership

Funds ownership: 382.83%373.32% (-9.5%)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 144 | Existing positions reduced: 164

Holders
430
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-1.15%
% of All Funds
11.45%
Holding in Top 10
69
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8%
% of All Funds
1.84%
New
44
Increased
144
Reduced
164
Closed
44
Calls
$10.4M
Puts
$3.94M
Net Calls
+$6.47M
Net Calls Change
+$7.82M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
M&T Bank
226
M&T Bank
New York
$1.12M -$782K -46,626 -42%
DCM
227
Donaldson Capital Management
Indiana
$1.11M +$394K +23,484 +60%
BTS
228
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.08M -$76.4K -4,560 -7%
CFA
229
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$1.07M +$69.7K +4,158 +7%
WI
230
WrapManager Inc
California
$1.05M -$160K -9,534 -14%
MBA
231
McQueen Ball & Associates
Pennsylvania
$1.05M
ASN
232
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1.02M +$534K +31,878 +123%
AC
233
Alley Company
Illinois
$1.01M +$2.11K +126 +0.2%
ACM
234
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$1.01M +$134K +8,022 +16%
MCM
235
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$1.01M +$393K +23,436 +70%
WA
236
Wealth Architects
California
$1M -$217K -12,918 -19%
MCM
237
McMillion Capital Management
North Carolina
$995K
FA
238
FC Advisory
Pennsylvania
$959K +$84.5K +5,040 +10%
TCM
239
Tradition Capital Management
New Jersey
$946K +$895K +53,370 New
RMAM
240
Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management
New Jersey
$940K -$120K -7,164 -12%
FBNAT
241
FirstMerit Bank N.A. Trustee
Ohio
$933K +$95.5K +5,700 +12%
Bessemer Group
242
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$931K +$480K +28,608 +120%
KLI
243
Kelman-Lazarov Inc
Tennessee
$892K +$836K +49,872 New
RFA
244
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$890K +$56.9K +3,396 +7%
SCM
245
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$886K
EVM
246
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$884K +$40.7K +2,430 +5%
FANJ
247
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$876K +$5.43K +324 +0.7%
WGCA
248
Wolf Group Capital Advisors
Virginia
$853K -$13K -774 -2%
HCA
249
Harbour Capital Advisors
Virginia
$852K
CIC
250
Carnegie Investment Counsel
Ohio
$847K +$167K +9,966 +26%

VUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

430 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $12.8B — down 2.9% from $13.2B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in VUG was balanced in Q1 2016: 44 funds opened new positions, 44 closed out, 144 added to existing stakes and 164 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Zeke Capital Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $59.3M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $196M.

  • 430 institutional investors held Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) as of Q1 2016, down from 435 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $12.8B of Vanguard Growth ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new Vanguard Growth ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 44 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Zeke Capital Advisors, an estimated $59.3M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $196M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.