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Vanguard Growth ETF

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: 376435 (+59)

15% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6575 (+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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HI
426
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$12K
JWA
427
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$12K
Barclays
428
Barclays
United Kingdom
$11K -$31.7K -1,770 -75%
CG
429
Cutler Group
California
$9K +$9.56K +534 New
TCM
430
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$8K
NMIS
431
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services
Wisconsin
$6K +$5.59K +312 New
PG
432
Patten Group
Tennessee
$5.85K +$1.07K +60 +22%
CBT
433
Central Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$5K +$5.37K +300 New
WEC
434
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$3.72K +$3.87K +216 New
EK
435
Evensky & Katz
Florida
$1K
MJRIC
436
Mogy Joel R Investment Counsel
California
$596 -$520K -29,040 -90%
Two Sigma Investments
437
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$2.79M -166,590 Closed
KF
438
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
-$2.36M -140,922 Closed
RCG
439
Ruggie Capital Group
Florida
-$326K -18,042 Closed
TSS
440
Two Sigma Securities
New York
-$297K -17,796 Closed
IHL
441
Investment House LLC
California
-$280K -16,770 Closed
HI
442
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
-$250K -14,976 Closed
HIMC
443
Heritage Investors Management Corp
Maryland
-$225K -13,452 Closed
SFWA
444
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
-$203K -12,150 Closed
CFSG
445
Community Financial Services Group
Vermont
-$167K -10,008 Closed
WCM
446
Windsor Capital Management
Arizona
-$100K -6,000 Closed
MGIA
447
Moneta Group Investment Advisors
Missouri
-$39K -2,328 Closed
QAM
448
QCI Asset Management
New York
-$16K -960 Closed
SIM
449
Sonora Investment Management
Arizona
-$15K -900 Closed
MAS
450
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
-$8K -510 Closed

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.