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Vanguard Growth ETF
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2,803 hedge funds and large institutions have $131B invested in Vanguard Growth ETF in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 341 funds opening new positions, 1,055 increasing their positions, 977 reducing their positions, and 80 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

326% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 341 | Existing positions closed: 80

225% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $244M | Put options by funds: $74.9M

13.96% more ownership

Funds ownership: 377.39% → 391.35% (+14%)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,599 → 2,803 (+204)

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 429 → 462 (+33)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $122B → $131B (+$9.23B)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,055 | Existing positions reduced: 977

Holders
2,803
Holders Change
+204
Holders Change %
+7.85%
% of All Funds
34.09%
Holding in Top 10
462
Holding in Top 10 Change
+33
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.69%
% of All Funds
5.62%
New
341
Increased
1,055
Reduced
977
Closed
80
Calls
$244M
Puts
$74.9M
Net Calls
+$169M
Net Calls Change
+$84.5M

Top Buyers

1
Jones Financial Companies
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
+$2.03B
2
Corient Private Wealth
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
+$776M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$384M
4
Raymond James Financial
Raymond James Financial
Florida
+$382M
5
CFA
Cahill Financial Advisors
Minnesota
+$146M

Top Sellers

1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$323M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$189M
3
WANY
Wealthspire Advisors (New York)
New York
-$157M
4
Financial Engines Advisors
Financial Engines Advisors
California
-$157M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$92.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AHIA
2351
Andrew Hill Investment Advisors
Florida
$301K – – –
CWM
2352
Core Wealth Management
Florida
$301K +$88.1K +1,086 +42%
WLG
2353
Williamson Legacy Group
Indiana
$300K -$5.36K -66 -2%
TA
2354
Tactive Advisors
Florida
$300K +$35.1K +432 +13%
KWM
2355
KRM Wealth Management
Nevada
$300K +$299K +3,690 New
TWP
2356
Tyche Wealth Partners
Texas
$299K -$25.3K -312 -8%
ASBI
2357
American State Bank (Iowa)
Iowa
$298K +$45.8K +564 +18%
PCM
2358
Pennsylvania Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$297K -$487 -6 -0.2%
KRW
2359
Kaufman Rossin Wealth
Florida
$297K +$47.2K +582 +19%
IWP
2360
Innova Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$296K -$96.9K -1,194 -25%
VC
2361
Veracity Capital
Georgia
$296K -$27.8K -342 -9%
PFS
2362
Professional Financial Solutions
Virginia
$296K +$295K +3,636 New
SCA
2363
Stillwater Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$295K – – –
SPW
2364
Signet Private Wealth
Illinois
$295K +$294K +3,624 New
PWM
2365
Power Wealth Management
Georgia
$294K -$2.44K -30 -0.8%
PIA
2366
Polaris Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$293K +$293K +3,606 New
JFG
2367
JDM Financial Group
Texas
$293K -$70.1K -864 -19%
LK
2368
Lumbard & Kellner
New Hampshire
$293K – – –
NF
2369
Nikulski Financial
Iowa
$292K -$71.6K -882 -20%
CM
2370
Columbus Macro
Pennsylvania
$292K – – –
PIM
2371
Parker Investment Management
California
$292K – – –
NP
2372
Nilsine Partners
Colorado
$292K +$8.77K +108 +3%
PA
2373
Paragon Advisors
Texas
$291K -$29.2K -360 -9%
LAMNM
2374
Longview Asset Management (New Mexico)
New Mexico
$291K – – –
SL
2375
Sentinus LLC
Illinois
$290K +$11.7K +144 +4%
93 94
95
96 97

VUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review

2,803 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $131B — up 7.6% from $122B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 341 funds opened new VUG positions and 80 closed out — a net gain of 261 holders — while 1,055 added to existing stakes and 977 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jones Financial Companies, adding an estimated $2.03B. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $323M.

  • 2,803 institutional investors held Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) as of Q4 2025, up from 2,599 in Q3 2025.
  • Funds reported $131B of Vanguard Growth ETF stock for Q4 2025, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 341 funds opened new Vanguard Growth ETF positions in Q4 2025 and 80 closed out, a net change of +261 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF buyer in Q4 2025 was Jones Financial Companies, an estimated $2.03B added.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF seller in Q4 2025 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $323M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.