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Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
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562 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.06B invested in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 93 funds opening new positions, 238 increasing their positions, 137 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

138% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 39

74% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 238 | Existing positions reduced: 137

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 51 → 56 (+5)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 513 → 562 (+49)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.05B → $9.06B (+$9.76M)

1.59% less ownership

Funds ownership: 51.11% → 49.52% (-1.6%)

41% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $68.4M | Put options by funds: $116M

Holders
562
Holders Change
+49
Holders Change %
+9.55%
% of All Funds
12.75%
Holding in Top 10
56
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+9.8%
% of All Funds
1.27%
New
93
Increased
238
Reduced
137
Closed
39
Calls
$68.4M
Puts
$116M
Net Calls
-$47.5M
Net Calls Change
-$69.9M

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$69.8M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$45.5M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$45.3M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$38.9M
5
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
+$29.1M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$110M
2
TAS
TIFF Advisory Services
Pennsylvania
-$88.6M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$77.2M
4
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
-$69.7M
5
FIG
FundX Investment Group
California
-$49.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PSUF
401
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$341K +$337K +5,767 New
PCTC
402
Perkins Coie Trust Company
Washington
$340K – – –
CG
403
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$333K -$20.7K -355 -6%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
404
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$324K +$11.5K +197 +4%
AWM
405
Altium Wealth Management
New York
$324K +$320K +5,490 New
TH
406
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$323K – – –
PS
407
Portfolio Strategies
New York
$323K +$319K +5,464 New
FCCM
408
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$321K -$5.37K -92 -2%
PAS
409
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$315K +$311K +5,323 New
HFS
410
Haverford Financial Services
Pennsylvania
$313K – – –
NC
411
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$310K +$306K +5,241 New
AW
412
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$309K -$1.98K -34 -0.6%
TI
413
Truepoint Inc
Ohio
$309K +$24.9K +427 +9%
BMM
414
Buffington Mohr McNeal
Idaho
$306K – – –
IHL
415
Investment House LLC
California
$306K – – –
MC
416
Middleton & Co
Massachusetts
$304K – – –
DAS
417
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$301K +$9.74K +167 +3%
BBA
418
BLB&B Advisors
Pennsylvania
$299K +$5.83K +100 +2%
BCA
419
Bray Capital Advisors
Florida
$298K -$191K -3,265 -39%
DMC
420
Drexel Morgan & Co
Pennsylvania
$298K – – –
HIC
421
Holderness Investments Company
North Carolina
$296K – – –
IF
422
IRON Financial
Illinois
$292K – – –
KWM
423
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$290K +$286K +4,905 New
VIA
424
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$287K – – –
MSAM
425
Moloney Securities Asset Management
Missouri
$287K +$53.3K +914 +23%
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VGK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

562 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $9.06B — up 0.11% from $9.05B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 93 funds opened new VGK positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 54 holders — while 238 added to existing stakes and 137 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $69.8M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $110M.

  • 562 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) as of Q4 2017, up from 513 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $9.06B of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 0.11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 93 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 39 closed out, a net change of +54 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $69.8M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $110M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.