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Vanguard Growth ETF

461 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.6B invested in Vanguard Growth ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 184 increasing their positions, 153 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

93% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.2M | Put options by funds: $3.74M

42% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 26

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 184 | Existing positions reduced: 153

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6473 (+9)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.6B → $13.6B (+$1B)

1.94% more ownership

Funds ownership: 370.47%372.4% (+1.9%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 458461 (+3)

Holders
461
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+0.66%
% of All Funds
12.3%
Holding in Top 10
73
Holding in Top 10 Change
+9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.06%
% of All Funds
1.95%
New
37
Increased
184
Reduced
153
Closed
26
Calls
$7.2M
Puts
$3.74M
Net Calls
+$3.46M
Net Calls Change
-$7.34M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.46B +$161M +8,626,980 +5%
EFS
2
Edelman Financial Services
Virginia
$1.28B +$22.9M +1,232,964 +2%
Jones Financial Companies
3
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$1.01B -$41.4M -2,226,606 -4%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$797M +$79M +4,247,850 +11%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$744M +$26.2M +1,409,568 +4%
Envestnet Asset Management
6
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$566M +$25M +1,341,822 +5%
Fidelity Investments
7
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$538M -$11.1M -594,138 -2%
TAIM
8
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$487M +$24.1M +1,295,166 +5%
PNC Financial Services Group
9
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$360M +$465K +25,002 +0.1%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$270M -$6.36M -341,808 -2%
TCT
11
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$211M +$10.1M +544,794 +5%
DADC
12
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$201M +$10.1M +540,318 +5%
UCFA
13
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$183M +$17.3M +929,568 +11%
Vanguard Group
14
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$119M -$6.88M -369,594 -5%
AssetMark Inc
15
AssetMark Inc
California
$102M -$4.72M -253,512 -4%
IAS
16
INR Advisory Services
Pennsylvania
$100M +$785K +42,204 +0.8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
17
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$98.7M +$1.38M +74,328 +1%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$95.3M +$2.16M +115,890 +2%
SEI Investments
19
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$93.5M +$22.7M +1,219,524 +32%
MIH
20
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$91.3M +$36.2M +1,946,478 +66%
Axa
21
Axa
France
$85.9M +$2.48M +133,200 +3%
Ameriprise
22
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$69.7M +$18.3M +984,012 +36%
LTFS
23
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$67.6M +$2.19M +117,774 +3%
PC
24
Permanens Capital
New York
$64M +$22.4M +1,206,156 +55%
SI
25
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$60.9M +$7.91M +424,998 +15%

VUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

461 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $13.6B — up 8% from $12.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new VUG positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 184 added to existing stakes and 153 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $161M. The largest seller was Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $54.2M.

  • 461 institutional investors held Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) as of Q3 2016, up from 458 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $13.6B of Vanguard Growth ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new Vanguard Growth ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 26 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $161M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, an estimated $54.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.