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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
ACP
351
Ashfield Capital Partners
California
$266K
BRF
352
B. Riley Financial
California
$266K
CGH
353
Cleary Gull Holdings
Wisconsin
$266K
SVCP
354
Silicon Valley Capital Partners
California
$266K +$252K +15,018 New
EA
355
Elm Advisors
California
$261K
CPO
356
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$260K +$20.4K +1,218 +9%
FHB
357
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$258K
CCA
358
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$255K -$537K -32,016 -69%
OLA
359
Oliver Luxxe Assets
New Jersey
$254K +$240K +14,340 New
MCM
360
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$253K
AL
361
Aspiriant LLC
California
$247K
SFS
362
Summit Financial Strategies
Ohio
$242K
IF
363
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$236K +$223K +13,302 New
VWM
364
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
$234K -$636K -37,938 -74%
EFSCE
365
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$229K
GWM
366
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$224K +$26.4K +1,572 +14%
CIM
367
Cetera Investment Management
California
$215K -$463K -27,606 -69%
BCM
368
Becker Capital Management
Oregon
$214K -$51.3K -3,060 -20%
AWMS
369
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$213K -$254K -15,180 -56%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
370
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$206K -$50.3K -3,000 -21%
CSIC
371
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$203K
SCM
372
Stonehearth Capital Management
Massachusetts
$200K -$6.94K -414 -4%
WJA
373
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$181K +$171K +10,194 New
RCA
374
Rowland Carmichael Advisors
Arizona
$177K +$168K +9,996 New
HNB
375
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$176K

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.