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Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF
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2,877 hedge funds and large institutions have $143B invested in Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF in 2026 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 273 funds opening new positions, 1,148 increasing their positions, 1,115 reducing their positions, and 72 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

279% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 273 | Existing positions closed: 72

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $116B → $143B (+$26.8B)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,733 → 2,877 (+144)

5% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 421 → 441 (+20)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,148 | Existing positions reduced: 1,115

3% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $181M | Put options by funds: $177M

340.47% less ownership

Funds ownership: 404.46% → 64% (-340%)

Holders
2,877
Holders Change
+144
Holders Change %
+5.27%
% of All Funds
34.75%
Holding in Top 10
441
Holding in Top 10 Change
+20
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.75%
% of All Funds
5.33%
New
273
Increased
1,148
Reduced
1,115
Closed
72
Calls
$181M
Puts
$177M
Net Calls
+$4.96M
Net Calls Change
+$31.6M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Pathstone Holdings
Pathstone Holdings
New Jersey
+$1.25B
2
MG
Mather Group
Illinois
+$1.03B
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$558M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$537M
5
AAP
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
+$171M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MGIA
Moneta Group Investment Advisors
Missouri
-$3.56B
2
Jones Financial Companies
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
-$1.37B
3
MCIA
Mountain Capital Investment Advisors
Colorado
-$670M
4
WFA
Wellspring Financial Advisors
Ohio
-$428M
5
CIAS
CBIZ Investment Advisory Services
Ohio
-$380M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AWM
2851
Absher Wealth Management
North Carolina
$11.9K – – –
B
2852
Bayban
Minnesota
$11.9K – – –
CPBTD
2853
Central Pacific Bank - Trust Division
Hawaii
$11.9K +$505 +6 +5%
VDBMI
2854
Van Den Berg Management I
Texas
$11.4K – – –
LC
2855
Luminist Capital
Michigan
$10.7K +$1.51K +18 New
TAP
2856
Tounjian Advisory Partners
Florida
$10.5K +$10.2K +121 New
GWS
2857
Greykasell Wealth Strategies
California
$10.4K +$84 +1 +0.8%
MFC
2858
Mechanics Financial Corp
Ohio
$10.3K – – –
FRA
2859
Front Row Advisors
California
$9.04K -$80.8K -960 -90%
SWP
2860
SIMA Wealth Partners
Virginia
$8.89K +$84 +1 +1%
NG
2861
NWK Group
California
$8.79K – – –
SGK
2862
Steigerwald Gordon & Koch
Virginia
$8.79K – – –
SA
2863
SRH Advisors
Kansas
$7.75K – – –
WH
2864
Wallace Hart
Kentucky
$6.72K – – –
VFM
2865
Vision Financial Markets
Connecticut
$6.32K -$337 -4 -5%
MAFA
2866
MJT & Associates Financial Advisory
Minnesota
$6.22K -$421 -5 -6%
BC
2867
Bulwark Capital
Florida
$6.2K – – –
ABC
2868
Anchor Bay Capital
California
$5.89K +$5.55K +66 New
DWM
2869
Dogwood Wealth Management
Kansas
$5.68K -$10.6K -126 -66%
LBC
2870
Lowe Brockenbrough & Co
Virginia
$5.17K – – –
BWM
2871
Benson Wealth Management
Tennessee
$4.13K – – –
SAS
2872
Spurstone Advisory Services
Connecticut
$3.1K +$3.03K +36 New
AIA
2873
Armor Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$2.58K +$2.52K +30 New
BCM
2874
Blume Capital Management
California
$2.5K +$2.44K +29 New
PK
2875
Pflug Koory
Nebraska
$2.07K – – –
113 114
115
116 117

VUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2026 in Review

2,877 of the 8,279 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF (VUG) for Q2 2026, worth a combined $143B — up 23% from $116B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 273 funds opened new VUG positions and 72 closed out — a net gain of 201 holders — while 1,148 added to existing stakes and 1,115 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Pathstone Holdings, adding an estimated $1.25B. The largest seller was Moneta Group Investment Advisors, cutting an estimated $3.56B.

  • 2,877 institutional investors held Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF (VUG) as of Q2 2026, up from 2,733 in Q1 2026.
  • Funds reported $143B of Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF stock for Q2 2026, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 273 funds opened new Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF positions in Q2 2026 and 72 closed out, a net change of +201 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF buyer in Q2 2026 was Pathstone Holdings, an estimated $1.25B added.
  • The largest Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF seller in Q2 2026 was Moneta Group Investment Advisors, an estimated $3.56B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2026.