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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
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.42B -$196M -11,714,892 -6%
EFS
2
Edelman Financial Services
Virginia
$1.16B +$29.7M +1,774,566 +3%
Jones Financial Companies
3
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$931M -$3.33M -198,600 -0.4%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$667M -$10.1M -601,800 -2%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$633M -$86.8M -5,180,922 -13%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$540M +$12.2M +725,874 +2%
TAIM
7
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$506M +$12.5M +745,068 +3%
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$484M +$18.9M +1,129,662 +4%
PNC Financial Services Group
9
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$341M -$214K -12,744 -0.1%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$230M -$45.9M -2,740,500 -17%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$222M -$82.5M -4,920,948 -28%
TCT
12
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$185M +$8.89M +530,262 +5%
DADC
13
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$174M +$1.44M +85,848 +0.9%
UCFA
14
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$143M +$22.4M +1,335,096 +20%
Vanguard Group
15
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$120M +$505K +30,138 +0.4%
IAS
16
INR Advisory Services
Pennsylvania
$98.7M +$3.41M +203,148 +4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
17
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$90.4M -$6.08M -362,772 -7%
Axa
18
Axa
France
$90M +$2.91M +173,400 +4%
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$89.1M -$9.89M -590,262 -11%
AssetMark Inc
20
AssetMark Inc
California
$80.5M +$9.78M +583,434 +15%
William Blair & Company
21
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$64.5M +$2.22M +132,678 +4%
ZCA
22
Zeke Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$62.8M +$59.3M +3,537,822 New
LTFS
23
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$58.6M -$1.86M -111,132 -3%
MIH
24
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$57.6M -$28.1M -1,678,812 -34%
LA
25
LVW Advisors
New York
$55.9M +$17.3M +1,030,908 +49%

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.