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Vanguard Growth ETF

301 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.83B invested in Vanguard Growth ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 125 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

103% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.44M | Put options by funds: $712K

40% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 125 | Existing positions reduced: 89

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 21

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.9B → $8.83B (+$929M)

11.52% more ownership

Funds ownership: 347.4%358.93% (+12%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 295301 (+6)

6% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5047 (-3)

Holders
301
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+2.03%
% of All Funds
8.65%
Holding in Top 10
47
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-6%
% of All Funds
1.35%
New
28
Increased
125
Reduced
89
Closed
21
Calls
$1.44M
Puts
$712K
Net Calls
+$732K
Net Calls Change
-$259K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ECM
26
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$38.8M -$12.1M -763,176 -24%
BCI
27
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$37.4M +$2.24M +141,252 +7%
IA
28
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$36.1M +$32.5M +2,047,320 +1,436%
NPC
29
National Planning Corporation
California
$33.2M +$1.3M +81,960 +4%
GC
30
Garde Capital
Washington
$31.7M +$30.5M +1,925,334 New
KFS
31
KMS Financial Services
Washington
$31.6M +$753K +47,502 +3%
AI
32
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$28.2M +$686K +43,302 +3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
33
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$27.9M +$2.19M +137,910 +9%
WA
34
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$26.2M +$896K +56,532 +4%
SFSG
35
Stearns Financial Services Group
North Carolina
$25.5M +$405K +25,548 +2%
PA
36
Planning Alternatives
Michigan
$25.1M -$303K -19,140 -1%
SI
37
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$24M +$7.77M +490,170 +51%
Bank of Montreal
38
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$23.7M -$640K -40,380 -3%
IH
39
IFC Holdings
Florida
$22.1M +$1.91M +120,300 +10%
RJA
40
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$21.9M -$285K -18,000 -1%
SFG
41
Sage Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$21.1M -$209K -13,194 -1%
JP Morgan Chase
42
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$20.9M +$26.3K +1,662 +0.1%
GI
43
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$19.8M +$2.11M +132,840 +12%
MA
44
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$19.8M +$552K +34,842 +3%
HighTower Advisors
45
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$19.5M +$1.64M +103,248 +10%
Fifth Third Bancorp
46
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$19.4M -$2.55M -160,650 -12%
FPIS
47
Financial Planning & Information Services
Wisconsin
$19.2M +$356K +22,428 +2%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
48
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$18M +$1.25M +79,146 +8%
CCM
49
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$17.5M -$1.43M -90,312 -8%
PC
50
Permanens Capital
New York
$17.3M -$11.2M -704,778 -40%

VUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

301 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $8.83B — up 12% from $7.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new VUG positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 125 added to existing stakes and 89 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $173M. The largest seller was Arrow Investment Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $71.4M sold.

  • 301 institutional investors held Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) as of Q2 2014, up from 295 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $8.83B of Vanguard Growth ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new Vanguard Growth ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 21 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $173M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Arrow Investment Advisors, an estimated $71.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.