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Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
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525 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.07B invested in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 192 increasing their positions, 158 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 36

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 192 | Existing positions reduced: 158

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.02B → $8.07B (+$1.04B)

3.18% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.04% → 52.22% (+3.2%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 516 → 525 (+9)

6% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 32 → 30 (-2)

33% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $71.2M | Put options by funds: $106M

Holders
525
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+1.74%
% of All Funds
9.22%
Holding in Top 10
30
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-6.25%
% of All Funds
0.53%
New
48
Increased
192
Reduced
158
Closed
36
Calls
$71.2M
Puts
$106M
Net Calls
-$35.1M
Net Calls Change
+$64.4M

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$465M
2
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$102M
3
G
GenTrust
Florida
+$98.4M
4
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$67.6M
5
BBVA
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
+$52.1M

Top Sellers

1
IUHSA
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
-$67.4M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$48.1M
3
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$44.5M
4
CCWA
CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
-$21.5M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$21.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FA
251
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$716K +$59.6K +958 +9%
SCG
252
Sonata Capital Group
Washington
$711K +$747 +12 +0.1%
HF
253
HRT Financial
New York
$710K +$335K +5,390 +92%
EVM
254
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$698K -$35K -562 -5%
IWM
255
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$694K +$3.48K +56 +0.5%
AWM
256
Altavista Wealth Management
North Carolina
$684K -$5.6K -90 -0.8%
CM
257
Capital Management
Virginia
$674K – – –
ZB
258
Zions Bancorporation
Utah
$671K +$564K +9,069 +573%
EDRH
259
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$659K – – –
Cetera Investment Advisers
260
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$656K -$272K -4,364 -30%
SPC
261
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$656K +$41.3K +664 +7%
RE
262
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$654K +$45.2K +727 +8%
SAM
263
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$654K -$4.04K -65 -0.6%
AIM
264
Axiom Investment Management
New York
$649K +$576K +9,263 +908%
HCMT
265
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$637K +$26.6K +428 +4%
BDWM
266
Brewin Dolphin Wealth Management
Ireland
$635K +$138K +2,222 +28%
RIA
267
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$633K +$23.8K +383 +4%
AWM
268
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$621K +$76.5K +1,230 +14%
AC
269
Apella Capital
Connecticut
$612K +$560 +9 +0.1%
CAM
270
Cubic Asset Management
Massachusetts
$602K – – –
SAM
271
Strategy Asset Managers
California
$586K -$12.8K -206 -2%
Koshinski Asset Management
272
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$582K -$323K -5,194 -36%
PP
273
Patron Partners
Texas
$578K +$24.8K +399 +5%
XWM
274
Xcel Wealth Management
Florida
$578K +$87.1K +1,400 +18%
Verition Fund Management
275
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$568K +$561K +9,008 New
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VGK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

525 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $8.07B — up 15% from $7.02B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new VGK positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 192 added to existing stakes and 158 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $465M. The largest seller was Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., cutting an estimated $67.4M.

  • 525 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) as of Q1 2021, up from 516 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $8.07B of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 36 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $465M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., an estimated $67.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.