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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
SFWA
301
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$214K
BCM
302
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$213K -$13.1K -738 -6%
MFWM
303
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Virginia
$213K +$217K +12,222 New
CPO
304
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$212K
CHA
305
Cedar Hill Associates
Illinois
$212K +$216K +12,162 New
Chevy Chase Trust
306
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$211K
SFS
307
Summit Financial Strategies
Ohio
$211K
KA
308
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$210K -$18.9K -1,068 -8%
DG
309
Davidson & Garrard
Virginia
$207K +$210K +11,856 New
BOTW
310
Bank of the West
California
$207K +$211K +11,898 New
AAS
311
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$206K -$23.4K -1,320 -10%
PFBT
312
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$201K +$204K +11,526 New
GWM
313
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$192K +$196K +11,040 New
PSI
314
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$178K
HNB
315
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$176K +$179K +10,104 New
CFSG
316
Community Financial Services Group
Vermont
$175K
SIA
317
Stancorp Investment Advisers
Oregon
$157K -$16.9K -954 -10%
IWMPD
318
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$156K +$160K +8,994 New
KPCM
319
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$153K +$54.9K +3,096 +54%
TDC
320
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$151K
S
321
SignatureFD
Georgia
$151K +$9.36K +528 +7%
BEAM
322
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$147K +$6.6K +372 +5%
PMFA
323
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$144K
FMII
324
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$143K
JFA
325
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$127K

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.