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Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
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520 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.51B invested in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 120 increasing their positions, 240 reducing their positions, and 81 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

103% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $62.3M | Put options by funds: $30.6M

0.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.52% → 50.41% (+0.89%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 43 → 43 (0)

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 81

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 531 → 520 (-11)

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.15B → $6.51B (-$1.64B)

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 120 | Existing positions reduced: 240

Holders
520
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-2.07%
% of All Funds
11.59%
Holding in Top 10
43
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.96%
New
77
Increased
120
Reduced
240
Closed
81
Calls
$62.3M
Puts
$30.6M
Net Calls
+$31.7M
Net Calls Change
-$15.4M

Top Buyers

1
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
+$165M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$69.9M
3
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory
Maryland
+$40.6M
4
TAS
TIFF Advisory Services
Pennsylvania
+$37.2M
5
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$35M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$365M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$97.4M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$69M
4
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$64.6M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$58.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MIH
26
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$48.6M +$8.1M +157,183 +19%
OMC
27
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$45.1M +$35M +679,226 +273%
Envestnet Asset Management
28
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$43.7M +$18.7M +362,976 +68%
Citadel Advisors
29
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$43.6M +$12.3M +239,401 +36%
LNC
30
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$41.1M +$1.37M +26,572 +3%
Brown Advisory
31
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$41M +$40.6M +788,550 +1,424%
G
32
GenTrust
Florida
$40.8M -$1.21M -23,532 -3%
LGWM
33
Litman Gregory Wealth Management
California
$38.8M -$8.58M -166,614 -17%
GC
34
Garde Capital
Washington
$36.9M +$1.99M +38,689 +5%
BP
35
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$36.5M +$17M +330,202 +79%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
36
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$36.3M +$21.3M +414,100 +124%
TAS
37
TIFF Advisory Services
Pennsylvania
$35.1M +$37.2M +721,116 New
SF
38
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$34.5M -$2.78M -53,970 -7%
Axa
39
Axa
France
$33.1M -$204K -3,950 -0.6%
Stifel Financial
40
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$31.6M +$2.42M +46,947 +8%
BS
41
Banco Santander
Spain
$31.2M +$11.2M +217,012 +51%
PNC Financial Services Group
42
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$30.4M -$20.3M -394,128 -39%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
43
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$30.1M -$4.39M -85,117 -12%
JMPWA
44
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$29M +$14.3M +276,859 +87%
LPL Financial
45
LPL Financial
California
$28.8M -$7.48M -145,271 -20%
MD
46
Money Design
Japan
$28.7M +$3.52M +68,322 +13%
ERSOT
47
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$28.2M +$5.15M +100,000 +21%
SAS
48
Stelac Advisory Services
New York
$27.1M -$14.7M -286,268 -34%
HTC
49
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$26.4M -$29.8M -579,266 -52%
PGFC
50
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$24.3M -$4.69M -91,094 -15%
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VGK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

520 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $6.51B — down 20% from $8.15B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 81 funds closed out of VGK and 77 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 240 trimmed existing stakes and 120 added.

The largest buyer was United Services Automobile Association, adding an estimated $165M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $365M.

  • 520 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) as of Q4 2018, down from 531 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $6.51B of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 77 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 81 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $165M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $365M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.