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Vanguard Growth ETF
VUG

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: 435 → 430 (-5)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 75 → 69 (-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

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ZCA
Zeke Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
+$59.3M
2
BOH
Bank of Hawaii
Hawaii
+$33.1M
3
EFS
Edelman Financial Services
Virginia
+$29.7M
4
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$22.4M
5
SEI Investments
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
+$19.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$196M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$86.8M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$82.5M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$45.9M
5
FIG
FundX Investment Group
California
-$30.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SEI Investments
26
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$53.8M +$19.2M +1,143,240 +61%
VCP
27
Vista Capital Partners
Oregon
$53.6M -$307K -18,288 -0.6%
TI
28
Truepoint Inc
Ohio
$53M +$1.29M +77,064 +3%
PC
29
Permanens Capital
New York
$50.4M -$11.9M -709,278 -20%
Royal Bank of Canada
30
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$49.2M -$28.9M -1,724,364 -38%
SI
31
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$46.6M +$14.7M +876,210 +50%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
32
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$45.3M +$3.39M +202,008 +9%
SMM
33
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
$45M +$3.03M +180,570 +8%
EWA
34
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$42.3M +$2.02M +120,564 +5%
GC
35
Grimes & Company
Massachusetts
$41.2M +$1.48M +88,248 +4%
CCM
36
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$40.3M +$9.36M +558,498 +33%
HighTower Advisors
37
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$39.8M -$812K -48,444 -2%
CHP
38
Cable Hill Partners
Oregon
$39.8M +$383K +22,878 +1%
GC
39
Garde Capital
Washington
$38.7M +$2.27M +135,684 +7%
BOH
40
Bank of Hawaii
Hawaii
$37.6M +$33.1M +1,972,518 +1,323%
IH
41
IFC Holdings
Florida
$35.7M +$1.93M +114,942 +6%
CF
42
Corrigan Financial
Rhode Island
$35.5M -$32.4K -1,932 -0.1%
MIS
43
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$35.4M +$18.6M +1,109,592 +125%
JMPWA
44
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$35.2M +$4.45M +265,386 +15%
Ameriprise
45
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$35.1M +$7.92M +472,548 +31%
RJA
46
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$33.9M +$1.78M +106,386 +6%
ECM
47
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$31.6M -$313K -18,696 -1%
MWM
48
Mission Wealth Management
California
$29M -$1.53M -91,548 -5%
WA
49
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$27.4M +$281K +16,764 +1%
ICOA
50
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$26.1M +$2.51M +149,904 +11%
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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.