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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
ZIG
451
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$228K -$5.54K -95 -2%
FCAG
452
First Capital Advisors Group
New Jersey
$227K -$8.17K -140 -4%
MCM
453
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$227K +$225K +3,850 New
SGAM
454
Steinberg Global Asset Management
Florida
$222K – – –
FCIM
455
Fairview Capital Investment Management
California
$222K +$219K +3,745 New
CA
456
Continuum Advisory
Idaho
$220K -$759 -13 -0.3%
RFC
457
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$219K +$215K +3,693 New
BCA
458
Berman Capital Advisors
Georgia
$219K +$216K +3,700 New
MC
459
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$218K +$213K +3,650 New
LFS
460
Legacy Financial Strategies
Kansas
$217K +$214K +3,662 New
FCH
461
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$211K – – –
EIC
462
Equity Investment Corp
Georgia
$210K – – –
BG
463
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$209K – – –
GMA
464
Goldstein Munger & Associates
California
$208K – – –
JFM
465
Jackson Financial Management
California
$207K +$204K +3,501 New
BSB
466
Bangor Savings Bank
Maine
$203K – – –
IIA
467
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$202K +$200K +3,420 New
BTIS
468
BB&T Investment Services
North Carolina
$187K +$2.92K +50 +2%
DPA
469
Delphi Private Advisors
California
$185K +$183K +3,134 New
WAM
470
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$167K +$107K +1,832 +186%
LYV
471
Live Your Vision
Pennsylvania
$163K – – –
YWP
472
YorkBridge Wealth Partners
New York
$142K – – –
CAM
473
Close Asset Management
United Kingdom
$124K – – –
SIAS
474
Shine Investment Advisory Services
Colorado
$122K – – –
Barclays
475
Barclays
United Kingdom
$120K -$9.17M -157,118 -99%
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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.