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Vanguard Growth ETF

614 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.2B invested in Vanguard Growth ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 252 increasing their positions, 190 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

88% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 24

45.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 329.22%374.26% (+45%)

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 252 | Existing positions reduced: 190

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $15.1B → $18.2B (+$3.15B)

12% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8494 (+10)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 597614 (+17)

55% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.68M | Put options by funds: $5.97M

Holders
614
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+2.85%
% of All Funds
15.31%
Holding in Top 10
94
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.9%
% of All Funds
2.34%
New
45
Increased
252
Reduced
190
Closed
24
Calls
$2.68M
Puts
$5.97M
Net Calls
-$3.3M
Net Calls Change
-$3.78M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HPC
476
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$297K -$12.9K -594 -4%
RWA
477
RGT Wealth Advisors
Texas
$297K +$78.9K +3,630 +37%
CSIC
478
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$296K
LNB
479
Ledyard National Bank
$292K
JGIA
480
Jackson Grant Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$282K +$1.3K +60 +0.5%
JFGIW
481
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$279K
BWAM
482
Boyd Watterson Asset Management
Ohio
$279K +$9K +414 +3%
IF
483
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$273K -$20.7K -954 -7%
EA
484
Elm Advisors
California
$272K -$52.2K -2,400 -16%
SG Americas Securities
485
SG Americas Securities
New York
$271K -$2.26M -104,166 -89%
GMA
486
Goldstein Munger & Associates
California
$271K
FANJ
487
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$266K
BAS
488
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$260K
CCM
489
Colorado Capital Management
Colorado
$259K
PWAG
490
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$258K +$254K +11,664 New
WAM
491
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$255K +$23.1K +1,062 +10%
BCM
492
Becker Capital Management
Oregon
$254K
BC
493
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$254K +$249K +11,466 New
BOTW
494
Bank of the West
California
$252K -$23.1K -1,062 -9%
CCFCSB
495
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank
Massachusetts
$252K
CC
496
Courier Capital
New York
$249K
SIAP
497
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$249K
FNT
498
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$249K +$5.35K +246 +2%
DIA
499
Denver Investment Advisors
Colorado
$248K
LPT
500
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$248K

VUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

614 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $18.2B — up 21% from $15.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new VUG positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 252 added to existing stakes and 190 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $1.47B. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $22.5M.

  • 614 institutional investors held Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) as of Q3 2017, up from 597 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $18.2B of Vanguard Growth ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new Vanguard Growth ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 24 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.47B added.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $22.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.