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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
CB
101
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$7.15M -$148K -8,364 -2%
JWM
102
Jackson Wealth Management
Florida
$6.72M +$6.83M +385,278 New
SFT
103
Simmons First Trust
Arkansas
$6.15M -$231K -13,020 -4%
SB
104
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$6.15M -$2.05M -115,464 -25%
SWP
105
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$6.11M -$6.53M -368,286 -51%
CPIG
106
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$6.11M +$332K +18,696 +6%
BWM
107
Bernicke Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$6.11M +$2.63M +148,158 +73%
PA
108
Paracle Advisors
Washington
$5.96M -$305K -17,178 -5%
M&T Bank
109
M&T Bank
New York
$5.83M +$21.8K +1,230 +0.4%
PMG
110
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$5.79M
VFS
111
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$5.64M +$142K +7,986 +3%
SAMC
112
Spectrum Asset Management (California)
California
$5.59M -$273K -15,420 -5%
GI
113
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$5.51M -$19.8M -1,113,990 -78%
CNB
114
City National Bank
California
$5.39M -$818K -46,122 -13%
SAMT
115
Select Asset Management & Trust
Pennsylvania
$5.2M +$1.12M +63,036 +27%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
116
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$4.93M -$108K -6,090 -2%
VFA
117
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$4.87M +$4.78M +269,454 New
TYCC
118
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$4.84M -$1.55M -87,600 -24%
OPCM
119
Osborne Partners Capital Management
California
$4.76M -$7.98K -450 -0.2%
NL
120
NWAM LLC
Washington
$4.71M +$276K +15,582 +6%
AIG
121
American International Group
New York
$4.57M -$1.89M -106,338 -29%
BCM
122
BTC Capital Management
Iowa
$4.32M +$46.7K +2,634 +1%
FHA
123
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$4.24M +$1.59M +89,460 +60%
PAG
124
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$4.17M +$274K +15,450 +7%
FAAM
125
First Allied Asset Management
California
$4.09M +$600K +33,846 +17%

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.