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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
CCMW
551
Cypress Capital Management (Wyoming)
Wyoming
$17K – – –
JCM
552
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$17K +$18K +300 New
ME
553
McIlrath & Eck
Washington
$16K -$4.62K -77 -22%
CL
554
Cabana LLC
Arkansas
$15.2K +$3.92M +65,333 +34%
AWA
555
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$15K – – –
FGC
556
Financial Gravity Companies
Texas
$12K -$8.39K -140 -41%
ARMC
557
American Research & Management Company
Massachusetts
$12K – – –
PGWM
558
Parisi Gray Wealth Management
New Jersey
$12K – – –
MSA
559
Marino Stram & Associates
Massachusetts
$12K +$60 +1 +0.5%
TC
560
Trilogy Capital
California
$12K +$12.2K +203 New
FGAM
561
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$12K +$12.2K +204 New
WCM
562
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
$11K – – –
KCPG
563
Kavar Capital Partners Group
Kansas
$11K +$10.9K +182 New
LF
564
Lee Financial
Texas
$11K +$11.4K +191 New
DSI
565
Daiwa SB Investments
Japan
$10K -$1.8K -30 -15%
LWA
566
Lowe Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$10K – – –
PFA
567
Pathway Financial Advisors
Vermont
$10K – – –
RFA
568
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$9K – – –
PAI
569
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$9K +$8.99K +150 New
WEC
570
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$8.72K -$3.6K -60 -29%
MWM
571
Mascoma Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$7K – – –
APP
572
Avantax Planning Partners
Iowa
$7K +$7.73K +129 New
ML
573
McAdam LLC
Pennsylvania
$6K +$6K +100 New
EWM
574
Elmwood Wealth Management
California
$5.82K +$6K +100 New
CMBA
575
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
$4K – – –
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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.