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Vanguard Growth ETF

430 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.8B invested in Vanguard Growth ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 144 increasing their positions, 164 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

164% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.4M | Put options by funds: $3.94M

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 44

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.2B → $12.8B (-$377M)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 435430 (-5)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7569 (-6)

9.51% less ownership

Funds ownership: 382.83%373.32% (-9.5%)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 144 | Existing positions reduced: 164

Holders
430
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-1.15%
% of All Funds
11.45%
Holding in Top 10
69
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8%
% of All Funds
1.84%
New
44
Increased
144
Reduced
164
Closed
44
Calls
$10.4M
Puts
$3.94M
Net Calls
+$6.47M
Net Calls Change
+$7.82M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PWLP
301
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership
Massachusetts
$477K
SFPM
302
Sensible Financial Planning & Management
Massachusetts
$477K
WAM
303
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$475K -$675K -40,290 -60%
CFN
304
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$472K -$163K -9,750 -27%
BP
305
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$462K -$27K -1,608 -6%
Betterment LLC
306
Betterment LLC
New York
$458K +$3.82K +228 +0.9%
UFA
307
US Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$458K +$343K +20,490 +385%
GS
308
Girard Securities
California
$446K +$127K +7,560 +43%
KeyBank National Association
309
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$437K +$18.9K +1,128 +5%
SHCM
310
Stokes & Hubbell Capital Management
Louisiana
$436K +$217K +12,966 +112%
FTS
311
Fifth Third Securities
Ohio
$435K +$411K +24,516 New
SMH
312
Sanders Morris Harris
Texas
$430K +$406K +24,216 New
AF
313
Allworth Financial
California
$415K +$11.3K +672 +3%
RMCM
314
Reynders McVeigh Capital Management
Massachusetts
$403K -$10.1K -600 -3%
CCFCSB
315
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank
Massachusetts
$399K +$80.5K +4,800 +27%
EWM
316
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$399K +$377K +22,500 New
CM
317
Capital Management
Virginia
$396K -$315K -18,774 -46%
GA
318
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$393K -$10.2K -606 -3%
GT
319
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$377K -$17K -1,014 -5%
VV
320
Valentine Ventures
Oregon
$365K +$13.5K +804 +4%
RW
321
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$359K
VIA
322
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$356K +$23.1K +1,380 +7%
PFM
323
Parsec Financial Management
North Carolina
$353K
BB
324
Busey Bank
Illinois
$351K
Simplex Trading
325
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$350K +$331K +19,764 New

VUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

430 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $12.8B — down 2.9% from $13.2B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in VUG was balanced in Q1 2016: 44 funds opened new positions, 44 closed out, 144 added to existing stakes and 164 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Zeke Capital Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $59.3M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $196M.

  • 430 institutional investors held Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) as of Q1 2016, down from 435 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $12.8B of Vanguard Growth ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new Vanguard Growth ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 44 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Zeke Capital Advisors, an estimated $59.3M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $196M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.