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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
HTC
451
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
-$445K -25,080 Closed
SBIA
452
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
-$425K -23,970 Closed
RMC
453
Regis Management Company
California
-$411K -23,160 Closed
PL
454
Plancorp LLC
Missouri
-$393K -22,176 Closed
PAIM
455
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
-$357K -20,142 Closed
MWAC
456
Mariner Wealth Advisors (Cincinnati)
Ohio
-$343K -19,326 Closed
RJT
457
Raymond James Trust
Florida
-$319K -17,988 Closed
SCA
458
Stuart Chaussee & Associates
California
-$316K -17,802 Closed
BSW
459
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
-$303K -17,064 Closed
AA
460
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
-$245K -13,800 Closed
PA
461
Pinnacle Associates
New York
-$238K -13,398 Closed
NFG
462
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
-$231K -13,050 Closed
AAS
463
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
-$222K -12,498 Closed
IWMPD
464
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
-$159K -8,994 Closed
NFG
465
NewFocus Financial Group
Washington
-$120K -6,792 Closed
KC
466
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
-$58K -3,264 Closed
WCM
467
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
-$53K -3,000 Closed
NC
468
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
-$44K -2,454 Closed
KCPG
469
Kavar Capital Partners Group
Kansas
-$42K -2,400 Closed
BBHC
470
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
-$37K -2,112 Closed
CFS
471
Commonwealth Financial Services
West Virginia
-$31K -1,722 Closed
SLF
472
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
-$28K -1,554 Closed
FNBT
473
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
-$26K -1,482 Closed
CG
474
Cutler Group
California
-$8.95K -534 Closed
NMIS
475
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services
Wisconsin
-$6K -312 Closed

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.