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Vanguard Growth ETF
VUG

2,803 hedge funds and large institutions have $131B invested in Vanguard Growth ETF in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 341 funds opening new positions, 1,055 increasing their positions, 977 reducing their positions, and 80 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

326% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 341 | Existing positions closed: 80

225% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $244M | Put options by funds: $74.9M

13.96% more ownership

Funds ownership: 377.39% → 391.35% (+14%)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,599 → 2,803 (+204)

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 429 → 462 (+33)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $122B → $131B (+$9.23B)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,055 | Existing positions reduced: 977

Holders
2,803
Holders Change
+204
Holders Change %
+7.85%
% of All Funds
34.09%
Holding in Top 10
462
Holding in Top 10 Change
+33
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.69%
% of All Funds
5.62%
New
341
Increased
1,055
Reduced
977
Closed
80
Calls
$244M
Puts
$74.9M
Net Calls
+$169M
Net Calls Change
+$84.5M

Top Buyers

1
Jones Financial Companies
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
+$2.03B
2
Corient Private Wealth
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
+$776M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$384M
4
Raymond James Financial
Raymond James Financial
Florida
+$382M
5
CFA
Cahill Financial Advisors
Minnesota
+$146M

Top Sellers

1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$323M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$189M
3
WANY
Wealthspire Advisors (New York)
New York
-$157M
4
Financial Engines Advisors
Financial Engines Advisors
California
-$157M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$92.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WH
2601
Whitcomb & Hess
Ohio
$201K +$199K +2,454 New
FIC
2602
Family Investment Center
Missouri
$201K -$4.38K -54 -2%
FH
2603
Financial Harvest
Florida
$200K -$28.7K -354 -13%
LPP
2604
Life Planning Partners
Florida
$200K +$200K +2,460 New
EWA
2605
Elevate Wealth Advisory
Georgia
$199K – – –
RF
2606
Roxbury Financial
New Jersey
$199K -$31.6K -390 -14%
WA
2607
Walsh & Associates
Florida
$199K +$198K +2,442 New
EWM
2608
EPG Wealth Management
Georgia
$198K -$974 -12 -0.5%
GWM
2609
Greenline Wealth Management
Florida
$195K +$195K +2,400 New
TCA
2610
Trifecta Capital Advisors
Illinois
$193K – – –
DCM
2611
Davis Capital Management
Florida
$191K +$31.6K +390 +20%
NL
2612
NorthAvenue LLC
Ohio
$189K +$189K +2,328 New
PWM
2613
Proathlete Wealth Management
Florida
$188K – – –
YP
2614
YANKCOM Partnership
South Dakota
$176K +$176K +2,166 New
BSB
2615
Bangor Savings Bank
Maine
$176K – – –
SFC
2616
SYM Financial Corp
Indiana
$172K – – –
CMBA
2617
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
$171K – – –
FFC
2618
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$170K – – –
Simplex Trading
2619
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$169K -$681K -8,394 -80%
QA
2620
Quattro Advisors
Pennsylvania
$168K +$168K +2,070 New
CYG
2621
Clean Yield Group
Vermont
$167K -$487 -6 -0.3%
PAG
2622
Paladin Advisory Group
Iowa
$167K -$5.84K -72 -3%
GWM
2623
Grand Wealth Management
Michigan
$163K +$32.1K +396 +25%
MNA
2624
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$162K – – –
MPWT
2625
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$161K +$17K +210 +12%
103 104
105
106 107

VUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review

2,803 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $131B — up 7.6% from $122B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 341 funds opened new VUG positions and 80 closed out — a net gain of 261 holders — while 1,055 added to existing stakes and 977 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jones Financial Companies, adding an estimated $2.03B. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $323M.

  • 2,803 institutional investors held Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) as of Q4 2025, up from 2,599 in Q3 2025.
  • Funds reported $131B of Vanguard Growth ETF stock for Q4 2025, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 341 funds opened new Vanguard Growth ETF positions in Q4 2025 and 80 closed out, a net change of +261 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF buyer in Q4 2025 was Jones Financial Companies, an estimated $2.03B added.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF seller in Q4 2025 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $323M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.