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Vident US Equity Strategy ETF

17 hedge funds and large institutions have $618M invested in Vident US Equity Strategy ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 3 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 6

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 3 | Existing positions reduced: 2

21% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1417 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0.94% less ownership

Funds ownership: 96.23%95.29% (-0.94%)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $646M → $618M (-$28M)

Holders
17
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+21.43%
% of All Funds
0.39%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
9
Increased
3
Reduced
2
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
1
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$610M -$49.6M -1,432,408 -7%
KA
2
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$2.28M +$173K +5,001 +8%
SG Americas Securities
3
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.68M +$1.68M +48,632 New
MWM
4
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$1.46M +$26.1K +755 +2%
MFG
5
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$842K
Jane Street
6
Jane Street
New York
$759K +$761K +21,989 New
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$324K +$325K +9,379 New
Susquehanna International Group
8
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$285K +$286K +8,267 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
9
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$239K +$240K +6,933 New
Citadel Advisors
10
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$229K +$230K +6,647 New
UCFA
11
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$200K +$201K +5,806 New
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$94K +$94.6K +2,732 New
AG
13
Advisor Group
Arizona
$22K -$145K -4,203 -87%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
14
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$20K
LTFS
15
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$17K +$4.53K +131 +37%
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$122K -3,639 Closed
UBS Group
17
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$113K -3,361 Closed
Wells Fargo
18
Wells Fargo
California
-$60K -1,795 Closed
VFA
19
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
-$41K -1,178 Closed
SEI Investments
20
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
-$21K -627 Closed
RFC
21
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
-$14K -416 Closed
Fidelity Investments
22
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$35 +1 New

VUSE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

17 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vident US Equity Strategy ETF (VUSE) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $618M — down 4.3% from $646M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new VUSE positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 3 added to existing stakes and 2 trimmed.

The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.68M. The largest seller was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, cutting an estimated $49.6M.

  • 17 institutional investors held Vident US Equity Strategy ETF (VUSE) as of Q3 2018, up from 14 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $618M of Vident US Equity Strategy ETF stock for Q3 2018, down 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Vident US Equity Strategy ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 6 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Vident US Equity Strategy ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $1.68M added.
  • The largest Vident US Equity Strategy ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, an estimated $49.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.