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Vanguard Growth ETF

614 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.2B invested in Vanguard Growth ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 252 increasing their positions, 190 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

88% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 24

45.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 329.22%374.26% (+45%)

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 252 | Existing positions reduced: 190

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $15.1B → $18.2B (+$3.15B)

12% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8494 (+10)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 597614 (+17)

55% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.68M | Put options by funds: $5.97M

Holders
614
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+2.85%
% of All Funds
15.31%
Holding in Top 10
94
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.9%
% of All Funds
2.34%
New
45
Increased
252
Reduced
190
Closed
24
Calls
$2.68M
Puts
$5.97M
Net Calls
-$3.3M
Net Calls Change
-$3.78M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.75B +$1.47B +67,724,142 +67%
EFS
2
Edelman Financial Services
Virginia
$1.6B +$21.8M +1,004,976 +1%
Jones Financial Companies
3
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$1.2B +$3.52M +161,706 +0.3%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.15B +$61.8M +2,840,250 +6%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.01B -$4.5M -207,204 -0.5%
Envestnet Asset Management
6
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$894M +$32.3M +1,486,188 +4%
Fidelity Investments
7
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$576M -$22.5M -1,036,566 -4%
PNC Financial Services Group
8
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$484M +$4.72M +217,164 +1%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$341M +$22.9M +1,054,026 +7%
TF
10
TIAA FSB
Florida
$275M +$7.04M +323,790 +3%
TAIM
11
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$272M +$2.62M +120,672 +1%
DADC
12
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$270M +$7.47M +343,596 +3%
UCFA
13
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$255M +$3.9M +179,460 +2%
HI
14
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$209M +$216M +9,951,000 New
WHG
15
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
$208M +$188M +8,632,518 +1,124%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$196M +$25.9M +1,191,672 +16%
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$191M +$2.64M +121,428 +1%
AssetMark Inc
18
AssetMark Inc
California
$179M +$23.4M +1,077,132 +15%
SEI Investments
19
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$176M +$51.4M +2,363,532 +42%
Vanguard Group
20
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$137M -$403K -18,546 -0.3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
21
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$135M +$3.89M +179,076 +3%
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$131M -$509K -23,400 -0.4%
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$124M +$56.1M +2,578,332 +86%
IAS
24
INR Advisory Services
Pennsylvania
$116M -$414K -19,062 -0.4%
Bank of New York Mellon
25
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$106M +$10.7M +490,932 +11%

VUG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

614 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $18.2B — up 21% from $15.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new VUG positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 252 added to existing stakes and 190 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $1.47B. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $22.5M.

  • 614 institutional investors held Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) as of Q3 2017, up from 597 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $18.2B of Vanguard Growth ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new Vanguard Growth ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 24 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.47B added.
  • The largest Vanguard Growth ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $22.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.