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Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
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583 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.51B invested in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 234 increasing their positions, 179 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 65 | Existing positions closed: 40

53% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $110M | Put options by funds: $71.5M

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 234 | Existing positions reduced: 179

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.06B → $9.51B (+$455M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 562 → 583 (+21)

2% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 56 → 57 (+1)

0.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.52% → 50.37% (+0.84%)

Holders
583
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+3.74%
% of All Funds
13.36%
Holding in Top 10
57
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+1.79%
% of All Funds
1.31%
New
65
Increased
234
Reduced
179
Closed
40
Calls
$110M
Puts
$71.5M
Net Calls
+$38.1M
Net Calls Change
+$85.7M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$338M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$160M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$118M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$54.3M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$25.7M

Top Sellers

1
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
-$76.4M
2
SHGA
Sand Hill Global Advisors
California
-$61.6M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$37.5M
4
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
-$33M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$28.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Cerity Partners
351
Cerity Partners
New York
$563K +$34.8K +581 +6%
BC
352
Barnett & Company
Tennessee
$534K – – –
LIM
353
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$531K – – –
AI
354
Accredited Investors
Minnesota
$524K +$76.3K +1,272 +16%
SC
355
SouthState Corp
Florida
$516K -$1.2K -20 -0.2%
APA
356
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$516K +$33.4K +558 +7%
BBHC
357
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$515K -$43.8K -730 -8%
RWA
358
Ropes Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$513K – – –
DHFB
359
Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown
Virginia
$508K – – –
EFS
360
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$491K +$506K +8,445 New
MWP
361
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$490K +$10.4K +173 +2%
AGM
362
Alpine Global Management
New York
$487K – – –
MA
363
MUFG Americas
New York
$480K -$47.1K -786 -9%
SSB
364
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$475K +$490K +8,170 New
STA
365
Summit Trail Advisors
New York
$474K +$1.07M +17,822 New
CA
366
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
$464K -$46.8K -780 -9%
VCM
367
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
$462K +$463K +7,716 New
DACG
368
Donor Advised Charitable Giving
California
$459K +$95.3K +1,590 +25%
SB
369
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$453K +$99K +1,652 +27%
FA
370
FCG Advisors
New Jersey
$452K -$344K -5,735 -42%
BFA
371
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$446K – – –
AC
372
Alley Company
Illinois
$446K +$5.09K +85 +1%
PAS
373
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$442K +$136K +2,270 +43%
HCMT
374
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$441K -$12.5K -208 -3%
GIA
375
Guyasuta Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$436K – – –
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VGK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

583 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $9.51B — up 5% from $9.06B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 65 funds opened new VGK positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 234 added to existing stakes and 179 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $338M. The largest seller was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, cutting an estimated $76.4M.

  • 583 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) as of Q1 2018, up from 562 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $9.51B of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 65 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 40 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $338M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, an estimated $76.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.