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Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

537 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.05B invested in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 168 increasing their positions, 217 reducing their positions, and 78 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

339% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $128M | Put options by funds: $29.3M

2.65% less ownership

Funds ownership: 50.37%47.72% (-2.6%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 583537 (-46)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.51B → $8.05B (-$1.46B)

16% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5748 (-9)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 168 | Existing positions reduced: 217

53% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 78

Holders
537
Holders Change
-46
Holders Change %
-7.89%
% of All Funds
12.29%
Holding in Top 10
48
Holding in Top 10 Change
-9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15.79%
% of All Funds
1.1%
New
37
Increased
168
Reduced
217
Closed
78
Calls
$128M
Puts
$29.3M
Net Calls
+$99.2M
Net Calls Change
+$61M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SAS
26
Stelac Advisory Services
New York
$52.7M +$3.47M +59,009 +7%
MIH
27
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$49.2M -$1.1M -18,668 -2%
LPL Financial
28
LPL Financial
California
$48.8M -$315K -5,349 -0.6%
G
29
GenTrust
Florida
$47.4M -$834K -14,175 -2%
Ameriprise
30
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$47.2M +$20.8M +353,864 +73%
LNC
31
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$42.9M +$2.94M +50,053 +7%
SF
32
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$42.6M +$1.8M +30,598 +4%
GC
33
Garde Capital
Washington
$40.4M +$2.32M +39,454 +6%
BCI
34
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$38.6M -$2.21M -37,627 -5%
Axa
35
Axa
France
$38.5M
AllianceBernstein
36
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$38M -$19.1M -324,856 -32%
GA
37
Greytown Advisors
Florida
$37.3M +$3.73M +63,397 +11%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
38
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$36.7M +$321K +5,462 +0.8%
Envestnet Asset Management
39
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$35.5M -$1.4M -23,801 -4%
RWM
40
Ritholtz Wealth Management
New York
$35.5M +$1.7M +28,887 +5%
Stifel Financial
41
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$35.1M +$1.08M +18,368 +3%
PGFC
42
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$34M +$524K +8,916 +1%
Citigroup
43
Citigroup
New York
$32.8M -$104M -1,775,765 -75%
HSBC Holdings
44
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$32.3M -$463K -7,867 -1%
Rafferty Asset Management
45
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$32M -$26.6M -452,199 -44%
HCM
46
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$28.3M -$288K -4,889 -1%
SP
47
Stairway Partners
Illinois
$27.6M +$776K +13,201 +3%
ST
48
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$27.5M +$1.55M +26,289 +6%
1CP
49
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$27.2M -$2.45M -41,600 -8%
Lazard Asset Management
50
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$25.9M -$9.55M -162,304 -26%

VGK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

537 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $8.05B — down 15% from $9.51B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 78 funds closed out of VGK and 37 opened new positions — a net loss of 41 holders — while 217 trimmed existing stakes and 168 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $64.6M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $275M.

  • 537 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) as of Q2 2018, down from 583 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $8.05B of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 78 closed out, a net change of -41 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $64.6M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF seller in Q2 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $275M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.