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Vanguard Growth ETF
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376 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.5B invested in Vanguard Growth ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 151 increasing their positions, 120 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 151 | Existing positions reduced: 120

19% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.41M | Put options by funds: $2.03M

3% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 63 → 65 (+2)

1.36% more ownership

Funds ownership: 371.41% → 372.77% (+1.4%)

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 25

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 376 → 376 (0)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.6B → $11.5B (-$110M)

Holders
376
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
10.5%
Holding in Top 10
65
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+3.17%
% of All Funds
1.81%
New
27
Increased
151
Reduced
120
Closed
25
Calls
$2.41M
Puts
$2.03M
Net Calls
+$383K
Net Calls Change
-$795K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.88B
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$205M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$57.7M
4
CNB
City National Bank
California
+$28.6M
5
PC
Permanens Capital
New York
+$24.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
-$123M
2
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$21.7M
3
NFG
Noven Financial Group
Colorado
-$15.2M
4
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
-$13.4M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$11.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EA
301
Elm Advisors
California
$246K – – –
BCM
302
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$246K +$14.1K +798 +6%
FHB
303
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$244K – – –
MCM
304
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$244K +$5.64K +318 +2%
EFS
305
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$244K +$259K +14,616 New
F
306
FutureAdvisor
California
$230K +$35K +1,974 +17%
IF
307
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$229K +$7.44K +420 +3%
SFS
308
Summit Financial Strategies
Ohio
$228K +$27.4K +1,548 +13%
HIMC
309
Heritage Investors Management Corp
Maryland
$225K – – –
MC
310
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$224K -$370K -20,856 -61%
CPO
311
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$224K +$21.7K +1,224 +10%
GP
312
Girard Partners
Pennsylvania
$224K +$237K +13,392 New
SCM
313
Stonehearth Capital Management
Massachusetts
$221K +$2.55K +144 +1%
AAS
314
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$220K +$234K +13,188 New
W
315
Wealthquest
Ohio
$219K – – –
EFSCE
316
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$215K – – –
FG
317
Fiduciary Group
Georgia
$211K -$8.4K -474 -4%
BC
318
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$211K – – –
SFWA
319
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$203K – – –
GWM
320
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$185K – – –
FIM
321
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$179K +$155K +8,766 +9%
SG Americas Securities
322
SG Americas Securities
New York
$176K +$187K +10,548 New
PSI
323
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$173K – – –
CFSG
324
Community Financial Services Group
Vermont
$167K – – –
LNB
325
Ledyard National Bank
$160K – – –
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VUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

376 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $11.5B — down 0.95% from $11.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new VUG positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 151 added to existing stakes and 120 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $1.88B. The largest seller was Aegon USA Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $123M sold.

  • 376 institutional investors held Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) as of Q3 2015, unchanged from Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $11.5B of Vanguard Growth ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 0.95% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Vanguard Growth ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 25 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.88B added.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Aegon USA Investment Management, an estimated $123M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.