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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
IF
276
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$305K
BB
277
Busey Bank
Illinois
$301K -$6.38K -360 -2%
FFSOTS
278
Fiduciary Financial Services of The Southwest
Texas
$299K
HFS
279
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$299K +$304K +17,136 New
MCM
280
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$288K
BCM
281
Becker Capital Management
Oregon
$285K
RJT
282
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$284K -$33.1K -1,866 -10%
BWFM
283
Bridgewater Wealth & Financial Management
Maryland
$267K +$59.5K +3,354 +28%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
284
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$265K -$223K -12,600 -46%
ACI
285
Alpha Cubed Investments
California
$264K +$269K +15,150 New
MCM
286
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$263K
ACP
287
Ashfield Capital Partners
California
$262K
CG
288
Cleary Gull
Wisconsin
$262K +$266K +15,000 New
EA
289
Elm Advisors
California
$256K
FHB
290
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$254K
SCM
291
Stonehearth Capital Management
Massachusetts
$244K -$4.87M -274,332 -95%
PA
292
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$240K -$36.9K -2,082 -13%
BJL
293
Brighton Jones LLC
Washington
$233K +$237K +13,344 New
MC
294
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$231K +$20.4K +1,152 +10%
W
295
Wealthquest
Ohio
$229K -$14.4K -810 -6%
FSC
296
Fiduciary Services Corp
Georgia
$228K +$232K +13,068 New
EFSCE
297
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$225K -$29K -1,638 -11%
BC
298
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$220K
RHJA
299
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$220K +$223K +12,600 New
AA
300
Apriem Advisors
California
$217K

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.