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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
DHFB
176
Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown
Virginia
$1.61M -$27.1K -1,530 -2%
ACS
177
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$1.6M +$1.29M +73,002 +392%
ST
178
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$1.59M +$104K +5,892 +7%
FIM
179
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.58M +$36K +2,028 +2%
LIM
180
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$1.55M +$549K +30,936 +53%
RIA
181
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$1.53M +$172K +9,684 +12%
NEIRG
182
New England Investment & Retirement Group
Massachusetts
$1.48M +$1.29M +72,906 +623%
Jane Street
183
Jane Street
New York
$1.46M -$3.97M -223,590 -73%
CTC
184
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$1.45M -$11.8K -666 -0.8%
RFC
185
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$1.42M -$187K -10,524 -11%
FIM
186
Frontier Investment Management
Texas
$1.41M +$1.7K +96 +0.1%
Citadel Advisors
187
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.4M +$1.42M +80,274 New
JSA
188
Jacobson & Schmitt Advisors
Wisconsin
$1.37M +$265K +14,946 +24%
FC
189
Forte Capital
New York
$1.36M +$23.4K +1,320 +2%
BDF
190
Balasa Dinverno & Foltz
$1.34M -$4.15K -234 -0.3%
EHC
191
Everett Harris & Co
California
$1.33M +$12.8K +720 +1%
EAM
192
Evanson Asset Management
California
$1.29M +$7.98K +450 +0.6%
JWM
193
Jacobus Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.27M
CL
194
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$1.26M +$97.3K +5,484 +8%
CP
195
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$1.26M -$26.5K -1,494 -2%
SBH
196
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$1.22M +$77.4K +4,362 +7%
NDSI
197
Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc
Rhode Island
$1.2M +$5.32K +300 +0.4%
NFG
198
Nadler Financial Group
Illinois
$1.19M +$645K +36,360 +115%
SG Americas Securities
199
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.16M -$330K -18,600 -22%
WA
200
WFG Advisors
Texas
$1.15M -$760K -42,852 -39%

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.