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Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
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320 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.26B invested in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 160 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

208% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 160 | Existing positions reduced: 52

185% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 27

41% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.85B → $8.26B (+$2.4B)

32% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 37 → 49 (+12)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 272 → 320 (+48)

2.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.5% → 59.54% (+2%)

57% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13.7M | Put options by funds: $32.3M

Holders
320
Holders Change
+48
Holders Change %
+17.65%
% of All Funds
9.29%
Holding in Top 10
49
Holding in Top 10 Change
+12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+32.43%
% of All Funds
1.42%
New
77
Increased
160
Reduced
52
Closed
27
Calls
$13.7M
Puts
$32.3M
Net Calls
-$18.5M
Net Calls Change
-$8.39M

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$751M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$294M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$186M
4
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$100M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$55.8M

Top Sellers

1
SMM
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
-$95M
2
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$83.3M
3
NA
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
-$47M
4
RMPT
Raytheon Master Pension Trust
Massachusetts
-$40.1M
5
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$34.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DADC
276
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$194K -$52.1K -924 -22%
WT
277
Whittier Trust
California
$189K +$181K +3,215 New
Brown Advisory
278
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$174K +$160K +2,836 +2,363%
Fifth Third Bancorp
279
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$166K +$51K +905 +47%
X
280
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$123K +$304K +5,400 New
PWAG
281
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$103K – – –
ASN
282
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$102K +$97.9K +1,737 New
1IC
283
1919 Investment Counsel
Maryland
$96K -$47.8K -849 -34%
IAS
284
INR Advisory Services
Pennsylvania
$92K +$34K +604 +63%
Walleye Trading
285
Walleye Trading
New York
$88K +$84.1K +1,493 New
HCM
286
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$82.3K – – –
JAM
287
Jolley Asset Management
North Carolina
$81K – – –
TRCT
288
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$73K +$70.2K +1,245 New
LWCFA
289
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$71K +$67.6K +1,200 New
NES
290
New England Securities
New York
$69K -$25.2K -447 -28%
CTC
291
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$64K +$6.76K +120 +12%
Canada Life
292
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$62K -$10.1K -179 -14%
DSC
293
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$59K – – –
BBPWM
294
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$59K +$56.4K +1,000 New
FHA
295
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$55K -$11.3K -200 -17%
SF
296
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$48K -$33.8K -600 -42%
TCM
297
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$44K +$169 +3 +0.4%
BAM
298
BTS Asset Management
Massachusetts
$40K +$38.4K +682 New
TWA
299
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$37K -$6.59K -117 -16%
HDIM
300
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$34K – – –
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VGK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

320 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $8.26B — up 41% from $5.85B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 77 funds opened new VGK positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 50 holders — while 160 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $751M. The largest seller was Stadion Money Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $95M sold.

  • 320 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) as of Q4 2013, up from 272 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $8.26B of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 41% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 77 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 27 closed out, a net change of +50 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $751M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Stadion Money Management, an estimated $95M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.