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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
NWM
576
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$3K +$3K +50 New
AIM
577
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$2K +$1.86K +31 New
AFNAS
578
American Financial Network Advisory Services
California
$1.48K -$1.32M -21,974 -99%
CPA
579
Clear Perspective Advisors
Illinois
$1K – – –
TFA
580
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
AWM
581
Aevitas Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$1K +$1.2K +20 New
VFA
582
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$1K +$1.5K +25 New
KHLMVGHM
583
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Israel
– -$12.3M -208,373 Closed
RWM
584
Rezny Wealth Management
Florida
– -$11.4M -192,507 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
585
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$9.21M -153,699 Closed
VAM
586
Verity Asset Management
North Carolina
– -$5.06M -80,950 Closed
IA
587
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
– -$2.81M -47,451 Closed
KHLMTHM
588
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet
Israel
– -$2.77M -46,839 Closed
IH
589
IFC Holdings
Florida
– -$2.77M -46,792 Closed
QIM
590
Quest Investment Management
Oregon
– -$2.14M -36,203 Closed
Millennium Management
591
Millennium Management
New York
– -$1.91M -32,320 Closed
CG
592
Cutler Group
California
– -$1.73M -28,782 Closed
SI
593
SII Investments
Wisconsin
– -$1.23M -20,751 Closed
MGIA
594
Moneta Group Investment Advisors
Missouri
– -$923K -19,250 Closed
Simplex Trading
595
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$1.11M -18,551 Closed
RIA
596
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
– -$960K -16,224 Closed
PSF
597
Pacific Sun Financial
California
– -$838K -14,173 Closed
WP
598
WealthSource Partners
California
– -$435K -7,355 Closed
FF
599
Friedenthal Financial
New Jersey
– -$425K -7,187 Closed
PS
600
Portfolio Strategies
New York
– -$323K -5,464 Closed
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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.