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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
CS
201
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.52M -$26.2M -1,560,120 -95%
KA
202
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$1.51M -$616K -36,780 -30%
FIM
203
Frontier Investment Management
Texas
$1.44M -$59.2K -3,534 -4%
HCM
204
Hengehold Capital Management
Ohio
$1.43M -$13.6K -810 -1%
SCA
205
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$1.43M +$1.35M +80,346 New
MAM
206
Marquette Asset Management
Minnesota
$1.42M -$19.1K -1,140 -1%
FC
207
Forte Capital
New York
$1.41M +$503 +30 +0%
EHC
208
Everett Harris & Co
California
$1.39M +$37.7K +2,250 +3%
DHFB
209
Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown
Virginia
$1.35M -$2.92K -174 -0.2%
CL
210
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$1.34M
BDF
211
Balasa Dinverno & Foltz
$1.3M -$53.4K -3,186 -4%
JWM
212
Jacobus Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.28M
WA
213
WFG Advisors
Texas
$1.27M -$17.5K -1,044 -1%
QCG
214
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$1.26M
DG
215
Davidson & Garrard
Virginia
$1.26M +$125K +7,452 +12%
Citadel Advisors
216
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.24M +$588K +35,094 +101%
LIM
217
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$1.23M -$184K -10,962 -14%
SBH
218
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$1.23M
Loomis, Sayles & Company
219
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$1.23M -$2.69M -160,404 -70%
NDSI
220
Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc
Rhode Island
$1.19M -$6.54K -390 -0.6%
CK
221
Cohen Klingenstein
New York
$1.18M +$1.12M +66,630 New
CP
222
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$1.18M +$38.8K +2,316 +4%
TRCT
223
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.13M +$862K +51,450 +412%
Brown Advisory
224
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$1.13M -$20.1K -1,200 -2%
BRWM
225
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$1.12M -$66.6K -3,972 -6%

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.