We are live on ! Find out more
VGK icon

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK

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
NC
601
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$310K -5,241 Closed
TI
602
Truepoint Inc
Ohio
– -$309K -5,223 Closed
IHL
603
Investment House LLC
California
– -$306K -5,170 Closed
CTA
604
Chesley Taft & Associates
Illinois
– -$277K -4,689 Closed
BCM
605
Breiter Capital Management
Florida
– -$273K -4,623 Closed
BP
606
BBR Partners
New York
– -$231K -3,900 Closed
AWE
607
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
– -$229 -3,879 Closed
LFS
608
Legacy Financial Strategies
Kansas
– -$217K -3,662 Closed
EIC
609
Equity Investment Corp
Georgia
– -$210K -3,550 Closed
BSB
610
Bangor Savings Bank
Maine
– -$203K -3,433 Closed
IIA
611
IPG Investment Advisors
California
– -$202K -3,420 Closed
SFC
612
SYM Financial Corp
Indiana
– -$61K -1,026 Closed
WTB
613
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
– -$57K -964 Closed
WA
614
Winfield Associates
Ohio
– -$44K -733 Closed
KJWM
615
Kiley Juergens Wealth Management
Washington
– -$15K -267 Closed
HWP
616
Hefty Wealth Partners
Indiana
– -$13K -215 Closed
WWMSC
617
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
– -$11K -181 Closed
CA
618
Calton & Associates
Florida
– -$10K -170 Closed
MIFH
619
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
– -$3K -50 Closed
SNT
620
Security National Trust
West Virginia
– -$1K -20 Closed
UOTTAIMCU
621
University of Texas/Texas AM Investment Management Co (UTIMCO)
Texas
– -$1K -17 Closed
OPWM
622
Oak Point Wealth Management
Michigan
– -$1K -11 Closed
RFM
623
Royal Fund Management
Florida
– +$959 +16 New
21 22 23 24
25

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.