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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
WOC
326
West Oak Capital
California
$124K
PCM
327
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$123K +$126K +7,080 New
BFEC
328
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$122K -$53.3K -3,006 -30%
NFG
329
NewFocus Financial Group
Washington
$118K
VNA
330
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$111K
FANJ
331
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$105K +$532 +30 +0.5%
CG
332
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$82K
KTC
333
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$81K
MA
334
MUFG Americas
New York
$81K
BIM
335
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$65K -$1.17K -66 -2%
MCM
336
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$61K
IFA
337
Interactive Financial Advisors
Illinois
$60K -$17.3K -978 -22%
NFG
338
Next Financial Group
Texas
$55K +$12K +678 +27%
ASN
339
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$54K +$53.5K +3,018 New
WCM
340
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
$52K
WTC
341
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$49K +$19.9K +1,122 +65%
NC
342
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$45K
Barclays
343
Barclays
United Kingdom
$41K -$10.6K -600 -20%
WP
344
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$33K +$34K +1,920 New
LIA
345
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$30K +$30.6K +1,728 New
MPWT
346
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$28K +$28.5K +1,608 New
EK
347
Evensky & Katz
Florida
$27K -$638 -36 -2%
FNBT
348
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$26K
SIG
349
Stanford Investment Group
California
$26K
OSNBOA
350
Old Second National Bank of Aurora
Illinois
$25K

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.