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Vanguard Growth ETF

366 hedge funds and large institutions have $11B invested in Vanguard Growth ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 145 increasing their positions, 113 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.49M | Put options by funds: $2.25M

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 145 | Existing positions reduced: 113

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 32

19.97% more ownership

Funds ownership: 346.41%366.38% (+20%)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.97B → $11B (+$1.03B)

5% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5962 (+3)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 359366 (+7)

Holders
366
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+1.95%
% of All Funds
9.75%
Holding in Top 10
62
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+5.08%
% of All Funds
1.65%
New
41
Increased
145
Reduced
113
Closed
32
Calls
$3.49M
Puts
$2.25M
Net Calls
+$1.24M
Net Calls Change
+$420K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FAG
76
Financial Advisory Group
Texas
$12.4M -$1.92M -108,348 -13%
SAM
77
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$12.2M +$400K +22,530 +3%
JP Morgan Chase
78
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$12.1M -$6.78M -382,170 -35%
Ameriprise
79
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$12M +$2.37M +133,710 +24%
TCM
80
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$11.7M -$289K -16,296 -2%
Citigroup
81
Citigroup
New York
$11.6M -$2.93M -165,294 -20%
JMPWA
82
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$11.4M -$369K -20,832 -3%
CWM
83
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$10.9M +$148K +8,322 +1%
BFA
84
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$10.3M -$2.36M -133,182 -18%
MIS
85
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$10.2M -$975K -54,990 -9%
CFB
86
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$10.2M +$569K +32,106 +6%
CPA
87
Capital Planning Advisors
California
$9.93M +$4.32M +243,336 +75%
SIM
88
Strategic Income Management
Washington
$9.91M -$344K -19,410 -3%
LPT
89
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$9.71M -$4.71M -265,860 -32%
Stifel Financial
90
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$8.96M +$3.86M +217,794 +73%
CCM
91
Condor Capital Management
New Jersey
$8.96M -$615K -34,668 -6%
SWM
92
SVA Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$8.6M -$159K -8,958 -2%
SFM
93
Signet Financial Management
New Jersey
$8.38M +$4.78M +269,286 +127%
BTS
94
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$8.37M +$17.5K +984 +2%
Janney Montgomery Scott
95
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$8.34M +$1.25M +70,266 +17%
Creative Planning
96
Creative Planning
Kansas
$8.17M +$257K +14,508 +3%
B
97
Baird
Wisconsin
$7.63M -$41.3K -2,328 -0.5%
SIAS
98
Shine Investment Advisory Services
Colorado
$7.54M +$11.4K +642 +0.1%
IB
99
Intrust Bank
Kansas
$7.45M -$881K -49,692 -10%
MFS
100
Monetta Financial Services
Illinois
$7.22M

VUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

366 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $11B — up 10% from $9.97B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new VUG positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 145 added to existing stakes and 113 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $550M. The largest seller was Edelman Financial Services, cutting an estimated $211M.

  • 366 institutional investors held Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) as of Q1 2015, up from 359 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $11B of Vanguard Growth ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new Vanguard Growth ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 32 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $550M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Edelman Financial Services, an estimated $211M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.