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Vanguard Growth ETF

366 hedge funds and large institutions have $11B invested in Vanguard Growth ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 145 increasing their positions, 113 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.49M | Put options by funds: $2.25M

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 145 | Existing positions reduced: 113

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 32

19.97% more ownership

Funds ownership: 346.41%366.38% (+20%)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.97B → $11B (+$1.03B)

5% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5962 (+3)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 359366 (+7)

Holders
366
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+1.95%
% of All Funds
9.75%
Holding in Top 10
62
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+5.08%
% of All Funds
1.65%
New
41
Increased
145
Reduced
113
Closed
32
Calls
$3.49M
Puts
$2.25M
Net Calls
+$1.24M
Net Calls Change
+$420K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VCP
26
Vista Capital Partners
Oregon
$55.9M -$1.28M -72,408 -2%
AIA
27
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
$53M -$1.74M -98,160 -3%
William Blair & Company
28
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$47.6M +$1.36M +76,428 +3%
TI
29
Truepoint Inc
Ohio
$46.8M -$1.33M -74,994 -3%
CHP
30
Cable Hill Partners
Oregon
$39M +$313K +17,634 +0.8%
Royal Bank of Canada
31
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$37.8M +$2.72M +153,240 +8%
ECM
32
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$37.4M -$5.07M -286,080 -12%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
33
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$36.1M -$986K -55,590 -3%
BCI
34
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$34.8M -$1.08M -60,762 -3%
EWA
35
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$34.2M +$6.06M +341,586 +21%
GC
36
Garde Capital
Washington
$33M +$56.9K +3,210 +0.2%
SI
37
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$32.7M +$2.73M +154,098 +9%
HighTower Advisors
38
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$31M +$4.64M +261,876 +17%
FIG
39
FundX Investment Group
California
$30.6M -$189K -10,656 -0.6%
IH
40
IFC Holdings
Florida
$29.5M +$2.09M +118,110 +8%
WA
41
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$29.3M +$94.7K +5,340 +0.3%
SEI Investments
42
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$29.1M +$9.12M +514,314 +44%
SFSG
43
Stearns Financial Services Group
North Carolina
$28.6M -$238K -13,440 -0.8%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
44
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$28.5M +$3.69M +207,888 +15%
Fifth Third Bancorp
45
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$27.7M +$4.88M +275,418 +21%
PC
46
Permanens Capital
New York
$25.6M -$11.1M -626,304 -30%
CCM
47
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$25.6M +$2.68M +151,068 +11%
NPC
48
National Planning Corporation
California
$24.9M -$15.7M -887,856 -39%
PA
49
Planning Alternatives
Michigan
$24.9M -$971K -54,732 -4%
IA
50
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$23.8M +$6.34M +357,240 +35%

VUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

366 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $11B — up 10% from $9.97B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new VUG positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 145 added to existing stakes and 113 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $550M. The largest seller was Edelman Financial Services, cutting an estimated $211M.

  • 366 institutional investors held Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) as of Q1 2015, up from 359 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $11B of Vanguard Growth ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new Vanguard Growth ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 32 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $550M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Edelman Financial Services, an estimated $211M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.