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Vanguard Growth ETF
VUG

376 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.5B invested in Vanguard Growth ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 151 increasing their positions, 120 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 151 | Existing positions reduced: 120

19% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.41M | Put options by funds: $2.03M

3% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 63 → 65 (+2)

1.36% more ownership

Funds ownership: 371.41% → 372.77% (+1.4%)

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 25

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 376 → 376 (0)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.6B → $11.5B (-$110M)

Holders
376
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
10.5%
Holding in Top 10
65
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+3.17%
% of All Funds
1.81%
New
27
Increased
151
Reduced
120
Closed
25
Calls
$2.41M
Puts
$2.03M
Net Calls
+$383K
Net Calls Change
-$795K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.88B
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$205M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$57.7M
4
CNB
City National Bank
California
+$28.6M
5
PC
Permanens Capital
New York
+$24.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
-$123M
2
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$21.7M
3
NFG
Noven Financial Group
Colorado
-$15.2M
4
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
-$13.4M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$11.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Natixis Advisors
26
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$51.7M +$19.3M +1,091,250 +55%
TI
27
Truepoint Inc
Ohio
$47.8M +$134K +7,560 +0.3%
PC
28
Permanens Capital
New York
$43.4M +$24.2M +1,367,814 +111%
AIA
29
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
$43.1M -$2.54M -143,166 -5%
Royal Bank of Canada
30
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$42.9M +$5.38M +303,648 +13%
SEI Investments
31
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$40.4M +$3.86M +217,932 +10%
CHP
32
Cable Hill Partners
Oregon
$37.5M +$324K +18,306 +0.8%
EWA
33
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$37.1M +$3.32M +187,446 +9%
GC
34
Grimes & Company
Massachusetts
$36.8M +$1.25M +70,548 +3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
35
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$36.5M -$514K -29,004 -1%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
36
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$35.8M +$5.42M +305,634 +17%
HighTower Advisors
37
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$35.4M +$4.72M +266,274 +14%
SI
38
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$34.3M -$829K -46,800 -2%
SMM
39
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
$33.7M +$5.51M +310,818 +18%
GC
40
Garde Capital
Washington
$33.2M +$1.01M +56,916 +3%
CNB
41
City National Bank
California
$32.3M +$28.6M +1,616,046 +509%
MWM
42
Mission Wealth Management
California
$31.3M -$3.85M -217,416 -10%
ECM
43
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$31.2M -$2.57M -145,080 -7%
IH
44
IFC Holdings
Florida
$28.8M -$2.55M -143,982 -8%
RJA
45
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$28.8M +$5.95M +335,664 +24%
FIG
46
FundX Investment Group
California
$28.6M +$535K +30,180 +2%
SFSG
47
Stearns Financial Services Group
North Carolina
$26.7M -$1.44M -81,156 -5%
WA
48
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$26.3M +$147K +8,286 +0.5%
CS
49
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$26.2M +$12.5M +703,332 +81%
CCM
50
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$25.7M +$1.69M +95,526 +7%
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VUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

376 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $11.5B — down 0.95% from $11.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new VUG positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 151 added to existing stakes and 120 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $1.88B. The largest seller was Aegon USA Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $123M sold.

  • 376 institutional investors held Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) as of Q3 2015, unchanged from Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $11.5B of Vanguard Growth ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 0.95% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Vanguard Growth ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 25 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.88B added.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Aegon USA Investment Management, an estimated $123M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.