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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
AllianceBernstein
26
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$67.5M -$23.1M -395,636 -26%
SHGA
27
Sand Hill Global Advisors
California
$66.5M +$1.89M +32,443 +3%
Bank of Montreal
28
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$62.2M +$7.3M +125,072 +13%
HTC
29
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$60.1M +$2.25M +38,547 +4%
IUHSA
30
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$56.9M +$12.2M +208,603 +28%
Fisher Asset Management
31
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$52.9M +$5.06M +86,723 +11%
Envestnet Asset Management
32
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$48.6M -$3.17M -54,309 -6%
G
33
GenTrust
Florida
$47.3M +$7.65M +131,186 +20%
Lazard Asset Management
34
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$46.2M -$5.16M -88,398 -10%
LPL Financial
35
LPL Financial
California
$45.3M +$3.26M +55,854 +8%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
36
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$44.6M +$1.36M +23,278 +3%
Fidelity Investments
37
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$44.4M +$64K +1,097 +0.1%
BCI
38
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$43.8M -$483K -8,270 -1%
Axa
39
Axa
France
$40.6M +$525K +9,000 +1%
LNC
40
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$40.2M +$7.58M +129,845 +24%
SAS
41
Stelac Advisory Services
New York
$39M -$5.94M -101,811 -13%
SF
42
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$38.4M +$1.5M +25,651 +4%
State Street
43
State Street
Massachusetts
$37.6M -$77.2M -1,323,718 -68%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
44
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$37.5M +$297K +5,089 +0.8%
Rafferty Asset Management
45
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$37.1M +$4.29M +73,536 +13%
GC
46
Garde Capital
Washington
$37M -$592K -10,148 -2%
Stifel Financial
47
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$34.2M +$13.9M +237,749 +70%
RWM
48
Ritholtz Wealth Management
New York
$33.2M +$967K +16,571 +3%
1CP
49
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$31.7M +$12.4M +212,608 +66%
HCM
50
Hengehold Capital Management
Ohio
$31.2M +$120K +2,053 +0.4%
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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.