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Vanguard Growth ETF

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: 435430 (-5)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7569 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BMM
51
Berkshire Money Management
Massachusetts
$25.8M -$13.2K -786 -0.1%
SFSG
52
Stearns Financial Services Group
North Carolina
$25.6M -$2.95M -175,800 -11%
CM
53
Cornerstone Management
Georgia
$24.8M +$1.32M +78,582 +6%
MFW
54
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$23.5M +$1.15M +68,454 +5%
QA
55
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$23.4M -$6.48M -386,496 -23%
FPIS
56
Financial Planning & Information Services
Wisconsin
$22.7M +$1.35M +80,478 +7%
IWA
57
Inspirion Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$22.1M +$677K +40,380 +3%
Fifth Third Bancorp
58
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$21.8M -$633K -37,788 -3%
FHA
59
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$21.7M +$18.3M +1,090,128 +761%
RJFSA
60
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$21.4M -$33.4K -1,992 -0.2%
PA
61
Planning Alternatives
Michigan
$20.6M -$1.26M -75,180 -6%
TNBTD
62
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$20.1M +$887K +52,932 +5%
Bank of New York Mellon
63
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$20M +$1.4M +83,406 +8%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
64
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$19.9M -$18.1M -1,082,706 -49%
SMG
65
Spectrum Management Group
Indiana
$19.8M -$3.59M -214,368 -16%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
66
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$19.2M -$298K -17,802 -2%
MFS
67
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$18.8M +$3.31M +197,370 +23%
Bank of Montreal
68
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$18.8M -$2.64M -157,224 -13%
NPC
69
National Planning Corporation
California
$18.8M -$1.04M -61,776 -5%
Natixis Advisors
70
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$18.6M -$26.4M -1,574,232 -60%
MA
71
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$17.3M +$204K +12,144 +1%
Truist Financial
72
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$16.4M +$114K +6,786 +0.7%
AIA
73
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
$16.3M -$26.7M -1,591,338 -63%
AIS
74
American Investment Services
Massachusetts
$16.3M +$733K +43,758 +5%
SFG
75
Sage Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$15.2M +$197K +11,748 +1%

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.