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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
KJWM
576
Kiley Juergens Wealth Management
Washington
– -$96K -1,717 Closed
SWP
577
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$93K -1,654 Closed
WIA
578
Westbourne Investment Advisors
Maryland
– -$61K -1,085 Closed
CWM
579
Catamount Wealth Management
Connecticut
– -$56K -1,000 Closed
SBL
580
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
– -$51K -900 Closed
TFS
581
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
– -$50K -888 Closed
CFG
582
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
– -$49K -878 Closed
IGGA
583
Iron Gate Global Advisors
Utah
– -$37K -713 Closed
IP
584
Intellectus Partners
California
– -$36K -640 Closed
TC
585
Trilogy Capital
California
– -$23K -409 Closed
DWM
586
Destination Wealth Management
California
– -$23K -408 Closed
PG
587
Patten Group
Tennessee
– -$22K -395 Closed
AIM
588
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
– -$14K -241 Closed
KF
589
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
– -$12K -217 Closed
MWPCG
590
Measured Wealth Private Client Group
New Hampshire
– -$12K -206 Closed
GP
591
Girard Partners
Pennsylvania
– -$11K -200 Closed
LF
592
Lee Financial
Texas
– -$11K -191 Closed
WCM
593
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
– -$9.79K -190 Closed
PS
594
Portfolio Strategies
New York
– -$9K -157 Closed
APP
595
Avantax Planning Partners
Iowa
– -$7K -132 Closed
ML
596
McAdam LLC
Pennsylvania
– -$6K -100 Closed
SFM
597
Signet Financial Management
New Jersey
– -$6K -100 Closed
CF
598
Centaurus Financial
California
– -$178 -3 Closed
MAU
599
MRA Associates USA
Arizona
– +$52 +1 New
GWA
600
Guidant Wealth Advisors
Illinois
– +$464 +9 New
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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.