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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
BC
301
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$32K +$10.7K +190 +53%
EWM
302
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$31K – – –
BCM
303
Blume Capital Management
California
$29K +$28.2K +500 New
EFSCE
304
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$28K – – –
KCPG
305
Kavar Capital Partners Group
Kansas
$25K +$24.8K +440 New
CAL
306
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$21.5K +$20.6K +365 New
AII
307
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$19K +$6.88K +122 +63%
FNBT
308
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$16K – – –
HNB
309
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$14K – – –
JFA
310
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$14K – – –
PSC
311
Prentiss Smith & Co
Vermont
$13K – – –
WA
312
Winfield Associates
Ohio
$12K +$11.3K +200 New
SSB
313
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$11K +$2.54K +45 +32%
BFEC
314
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$10K +$7.55K +134 +447%
RFA
315
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$7K +$6.25K +111 New
CFA
316
Camarda Financial Advisors
Florida
$4K +$3.83K +68 New
LFG
317
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$3K +$3.27K +58 New
RCG
318
Rock Creek Group
District of Columbia
$2.52K +$2.41M +42,850 New
FBT
319
Founders Bank & Trust
Michigan
$1K +$845 +15 New
VIA
320
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1K +$1.07K +19 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
321
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$437 +$128K +2,272 +44%
MIM
322
Marco Investment Management
Georgia
$412 +$394K +7,000 New
SMM
323
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
– -$95M -1,742,957 Closed
Macquarie Group
324
Macquarie Group
Australia
– -$34.7M -636,161 Closed
UCFA
325
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
– -$27M -495,623 Closed
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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.