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Vanguard Growth ETF
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937 hedge funds and large institutions have $28.9B invested in Vanguard Growth ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 343 increasing their positions, 336 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 44

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 923 → 937 (+14)

1% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 135 → 137 (+2)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 343 | Existing positions reduced: 336

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $28.4B → $28.9B (+$439M)

1.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 416.22% → 414.81% (-1.4%)

19% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $16.1M | Put options by funds: $19.8M

Holders
937
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+1.52%
% of All Funds
20.54%
Holding in Top 10
137
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+1.48%
% of All Funds
3%
New
64
Increased
343
Reduced
336
Closed
44
Calls
$16.1M
Puts
$19.8M
Net Calls
-$3.75M
Net Calls Change
-$8.48M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CL
Cabana LLC
Arkansas
+$67.7M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$41M
3
MIS
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
+$31.3M
4
WCM
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$22.1M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$21.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Financial Engines Advisors
Financial Engines Advisors
California
-$121M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$76.8M
3
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
-$75.1M
4
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$36.4M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$29.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CIAS
826
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$185K -$8.16K -294 -4%
SIAP
827
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$182K -$33.3K -1,200 -15%
TWA
828
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$177K – – –
BEAM
829
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$166K -$49.9K -1,800 -23%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
830
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$166K – – –
AA
831
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$166K -$283K -10,188 -63%
RWA
832
Ropes Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$164K +$2K +72 +1%
CBT
833
Capital Bank & Trust
California
$161K – – –
IWA
834
Intercontinental Wealth Advisors
Texas
$161K – – –
KPCM
835
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$158K – – –
LIA
836
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$156K – – –
JPLA
837
Joseph P. Lucia & Associates
New York
$154K +$59.9K +2,160 +63%
HGWM
838
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$151K +$143K +5,148 +1,650%
SFSIG
839
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$145K – – –
MAM
840
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$143K +$76.4K +2,754 +114%
DOA
841
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$142K – – –
FMII
842
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$140K – – –
BRC
843
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
$140K +$166 +6 +0.1%
ADL
844
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$139K -$85.4K -3,078 -38%
KBFS
845
Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services
Ohio
$134K -$1.67K -60 -1%
HDIM
846
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$129K +$166 +6 +0.1%
CDIA
847
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$125K – – –
RP
848
Rice Partnership
Hawaii
$124K +$124K +4,458 New
CB
849
Community Bank
New York
$121K +$121K +4,374 New
WPA
850
West Paces Advisors
Georgia
$121K +$121K +4,350 New
32 33
34
35 36

VUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

937 of the 4,561 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $28.9B — up 1.5% from $28.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 64 funds opened new VUG positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 343 added to existing stakes and 336 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cabana LLC, adding an estimated $67.7M. The largest seller was Financial Engines Advisors, cutting an estimated $121M.

  • 937 institutional investors held Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) as of Q3 2019, up from 923 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $28.9B of Vanguard Growth ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 64 funds opened new Vanguard Growth ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 44 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Cabana LLC, an estimated $67.7M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Financial Engines Advisors, an estimated $121M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.