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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
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.44B +$550M +31,019,910 +60%
MAA
2
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$1.29B +$333M +18,795,660 +34%
EFS
3
Edelman Financial Services
Virginia
$1.07B -$211M -11,912,622 -16%
Jones Financial Companies
4
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$939M +$3.67M +206,958 +0.4%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$629M +$33.7M +1,902,576 +6%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$501M +$43.7M +2,465,664 +9%
TAIM
7
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$479M +$21.9M +1,234,602 +5%
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$354M +$99M +5,581,962 +38%
AUIM
9
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$343M +$37.6M +2,118,480 +12%
PNC Financial Services Group
10
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$334M +$20.9M +1,179,534 +7%
Fidelity Investments
11
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$319M +$22.6M +1,272,516 +7%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$188M -$10.4M -585,216 -5%
TCT
13
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$162M +$4.92M +277,398 +3%
DADC
14
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$156M +$1.34M +75,480 +0.8%
Vanguard Group
15
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$112M +$717K +40,404 +0.6%
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$108M +$3.03M +170,790 +3%
IAS
17
INR Advisory Services
Pennsylvania
$108M +$6.14M +346,134 +6%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$91.1M +$7.51M +423,510 +9%
UCFA
19
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$78.7M +$12.6M +708,024 +19%
Commonwealth Equity Services
20
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$77M +$8.78M +494,946 +13%
Axa
21
Axa
France
$74.3M +$1.19M +67,200 +2%
MIH
22
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$72.7M -$10.4M -584,790 -12%
AssetMark Inc
23
AssetMark Inc
California
$59M +$4.14M +233,316 +7%
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$58.5M +$3.89M +219,198 +7%
LTFS
25
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$56.2M +$2.83M +159,708 +5%

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.