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Vanguard Growth ETF
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435 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.2B invested in Vanguard Growth ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 173 increasing their positions, 112 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

433% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 15

54% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 173 | Existing positions reduced: 112

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 376 → 435 (+59)

15% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 65 → 75 (+10)

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.5B → $13.2B (+$1.66B)

10.06% more ownership

Funds ownership: 372.77% → 382.83% (+10%)

36% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.36M | Put options by funds: $3.71M

Holders
435
Holders Change
+59
Holders Change %
+15.69%
% of All Funds
11.41%
Holding in Top 10
75
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+15.38%
% of All Funds
1.97%
New
80
Increased
173
Reduced
112
Closed
15
Calls
$2.36M
Puts
$3.71M
Net Calls
-$1.35M
Net Calls Change
-$1.74M

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$296M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$197M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$83.5M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$62.8M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$46.4M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$45.6M
2
Jones Financial Companies
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
-$28.8M
3
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$19.3M
4
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
-$16.2M
5
SEI Investments
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
-$9.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TDC
351
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$283K +$2.26K +126 +0.8%
BWFM
352
Bridgewater Wealth & Financial Management
Maryland
$282K +$1.72K +96 +0.6%
FG
353
Fiduciary Group
Georgia
$277K +$54.2K +3,024 +24%
BCM
354
Becker Capital Management
Oregon
$268K -$21.6K -1,206 -7%
ACP
355
Ashfield Capital Partners
California
$266K – – –
CGH
356
Cleary Gull Holdings
Wisconsin
$266K – – –
BRF
357
B. Riley Financial
California
$266K +$269K +15,012 New
EA
358
Elm Advisors
California
$261K – – –
EFS
359
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$259K – – –
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
360
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$259K – – –
FHB
361
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$258K – – –
MCM
362
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$253K -$5.7K -318 -2%
Neuberger Berman Group
363
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$248K +$250K +13,980 New
AL
364
Aspiriant LLC
California
$247K -$811K -45,252 -76%
AA
365
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$245K +$247K +13,800 New
SFS
366
Summit Financial Strategies
Ohio
$242K – – –
PA
367
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$238K -$54K -3,012 -18%
CPO
368
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$238K +$322 +18 +0.1%
NFG
369
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$231K +$234K +13,050 New
EFSCE
370
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$228K – – –
AAS
371
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$222K -$12.4K -690 -5%
GBT
372
Grove Bank & Trust
Florida
$221K +$223K +12,450 New
TRCT
373
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$221K +$224K +12,486 New
PSI
374
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$213K +$32.6K +1,818 +18%
SCM
375
Stonehearth Capital Management
Massachusetts
$207K -$27.4K -1,530 -12%
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VUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

435 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $13.2B — up 14% from $11.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 80 funds opened new VUG positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 65 holders — while 173 added to existing stakes and 112 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $296M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $45.6M.

  • 435 institutional investors held Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) as of Q4 2015, up from 376 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $13.2B of Vanguard Growth ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 80 funds opened new Vanguard Growth ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 15 closed out, a net change of +65 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $296M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $45.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.