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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
IUHSA
26
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$64.3M +$8.68M +144,769 +15%
Bank of Montreal
27
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$63.3M +$2.2M +36,773 +3%
HTC
28
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$62.6M +$3.66M +61,077 +6%
Rafferty Asset Management
29
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$59.5M +$23.7M +395,238 +63%
AllianceBernstein
30
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$58.3M -$8.27M -138,019 -12%
Fisher Asset Management
31
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$56.5M +$4.64M +77,328 +9%
LGWM
32
Litman Gregory Wealth Management
California
$56.1M +$2.76M +45,963 +5%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
33
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$53.9M +$10.3M +172,148 +23%
MIH
34
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$52M -$17.5M -291,896 -25%
SAS
35
Stelac Advisory Services
New York
$51.1M +$13.2M +219,825 +33%
LPL Financial
36
LPL Financial
California
$50.9M +$6.54M +109,031 +14%
QIM
37
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$50M +$21.7M +361,300 +73%
G
38
GenTrust
Florida
$50M +$3.55M +59,166 +7%
SF
39
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$42.3M +$4.74M +79,020 +12%
BCI
40
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$42.1M -$966K -16,123 -2%
LNC
41
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$41.5M +$2.04M +33,959 +5%
Axa
42
Axa
France
$39.9M – – –
GC
43
Garde Capital
Washington
$39.5M +$3.31M +55,296 +9%
Envestnet Asset Management
44
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$39M -$9.89M -165,052 -20%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
45
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$37.7M +$888K +14,816 +2%
Lazard Asset Management
46
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$36.3M -$9.39M -156,579 -20%
Stifel Financial
47
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$35.3M +$1.54M +25,659 +4%
GA
48
Greytown Advisors
Florida
$35.1M +$19.5M +324,786 +118%
RWM
49
Ritholtz Wealth Management
New York
$35.1M +$2.47M +41,196 +7%
PGFC
50
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$34.7M +$5.15M +85,932 +17%
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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.