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Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
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373 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.5B invested in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 169 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

89% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 27

74% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 169 | Existing positions reduced: 97

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.39B → $10.5B (+$1.08B)

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 53 → 57 (+4)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 351 → 373 (+22)

1.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.57% → 60.05% (+1.5%)

26% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $28.7M | Put options by funds: $38.6M

Holders
373
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+6.27%
% of All Funds
10.72%
Holding in Top 10
57
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.55%
% of All Funds
1.64%
New
51
Increased
169
Reduced
97
Closed
27
Calls
$28.7M
Puts
$38.6M
Net Calls
-$9.94M
Net Calls Change
+$14.1M

Top Buyers

1
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
+$151M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$139M
3
MTB
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
+$132M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$92M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$60.5M

Top Sellers

1
LMGAM
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$102M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$57.9M
3
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
-$41.7M
4
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$39M
5
MIH
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
-$32.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NEPWA
276
New England Private Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$384K -$30.2K -502 -7%
FMW
277
Farr Miller & Washington
District of Columbia
$384K – – –
HL
278
HeadInvest LLC
Maine
$384K – – –
PHAM
279
Palisades Hudson Asset Management
Florida
$382K +$103K +1,712 +37%
CCA
280
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$382K +$383K +6,366 New
CPO
281
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$379K +$99.9K +1,659 +36%
CCS
282
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$372K -$245K -4,068 -39%
GIA
283
Granite Investment Advisors
New Hampshire
$372K +$120K +2,000 +48%
PG
284
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$369K +$371K +6,152 New
SCM
285
Southport Capital Management
Tennessee
$368K -$1.21K -20 -0.3%
Citadel Advisors
286
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$361K -$4.62M -76,782 -93%
DC
287
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$350K +$17.5K +290 +5%
FCCM
288
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$347K -$5.12K -85 -1%
BBHC
289
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$339K +$6.57K +109 +2%
BTNA
290
Bremer Trust National Association
Minnesota
$335K +$337K +5,589 New
CS
291
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$334K +$336K +5,578 New
BFPW
292
BOK Financial Private Wealth
Colorado
$333K – – –
PPA
293
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$332K +$334K +5,542 New
TYCC
294
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$323K – – –
Principal Financial Group
295
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$318K +$319K +5,300 New
PTC
296
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$307K +$20.5K +340 +7%
HCM
297
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$300K – – –
CWM
298
Confluence Wealth Management
Oregon
$300K +$301K +5,000 New
MA
299
MUFG Americas
New York
$298K +$299K +4,969 New
1SB
300
1ST Source Bank
Indiana
$292K +$293K +4,863 New
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VGK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

373 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $10.5B — up 11% from $9.39B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new VGK positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 169 added to existing stakes and 97 trimmed.

The largest buyer was United Services Automobile Association, opening a new position worth an estimated $151M. The largest seller was Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management, cutting an estimated $102M.

  • 373 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) as of Q2 2014, up from 351 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $10.5B of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 51 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 27 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $151M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management, an estimated $102M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.