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Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
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373 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.5B invested in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 169 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

89% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 27

74% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 169 | Existing positions reduced: 97

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.39B → $10.5B (+$1.08B)

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 53 → 57 (+4)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 351 → 373 (+22)

1.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.57% → 60.05% (+1.5%)

26% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $28.7M | Put options by funds: $38.6M

Holders
373
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+6.27%
% of All Funds
10.72%
Holding in Top 10
57
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.55%
% of All Funds
1.64%
New
51
Increased
169
Reduced
97
Closed
27
Calls
$28.7M
Puts
$38.6M
Net Calls
-$9.94M
Net Calls Change
+$14.1M

Top Buyers

1
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
+$151M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$139M
3
MTB
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
+$132M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$92M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$60.5M

Top Sellers

1
LMGAM
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$102M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$57.9M
3
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
-$41.7M
4
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$39M
5
MIH
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
-$32.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EWA
51
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$30.5M +$30.6M +507,962 New
RMPT
52
Raytheon Master Pension Trust
Massachusetts
$29.7M -$31.3M -518,902 -51%
Bank of Nova Scotia
53
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$29.5M – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
54
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$27.4M – – –
LNB
55
Ledyard National Bank
$27.3M -$1.05M -17,419 -4%
SAS
56
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
$26.3M +$26.4M +438,688 New
MOACM
57
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$25.5M +$381K +6,330 +2%
RJA
58
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$25.1M -$1.92M -31,811 -7%
FIG
59
FundX Investment Group
California
$24.7M +$24.8M +411,998 New
Barclays
60
Barclays
United Kingdom
$24.6M -$105K -1,746 -0.4%
LPL Financial
61
LPL Financial
California
$23.5M -$628K -10,419 -3%
Fisher Asset Management
62
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$23.5M +$1.52M +25,169 +7%
LTFS
63
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$23.4M +$2.33M +38,678 +11%
SGCA
64
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$23.2M +$10.5M +173,984 +82%
Jane Street
65
Jane Street
New York
$22.7M -$14.8M -245,830 -39%
FDCC
66
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co
Massachusetts
$22M +$954K +15,840 +5%
BIT
67
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$21.7M +$16.6M +276,391 +321%
CA
68
Capital Advantage
California
$20.9M +$2.38M +39,563 +13%
PC
69
Permanens Capital
New York
$19.4M +$19.5M +324,152 New
GC
70
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$18.1M -$86.9K -1,443 -0.5%
CCM
71
Covington Capital Management
California
$17.1M +$2.39M +39,703 +16%
NFM
72
North Forty Management
Washington
$16.8M – – –
MWP
73
Moller Wealth Partners
$16.2M +$1.46M +24,173 +10%
GC
74
Garde Capital
Washington
$16.1M +$16.2M +268,376 New
B
75
Baird
Wisconsin
$16.1M -$541K -8,989 -3%
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VGK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

373 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $10.5B — up 11% from $9.39B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new VGK positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 169 added to existing stakes and 97 trimmed.

The largest buyer was United Services Automobile Association, opening a new position worth an estimated $151M. The largest seller was Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management, cutting an estimated $102M.

  • 373 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) as of Q2 2014, up from 351 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $10.5B of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 51 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 27 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $151M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management, an estimated $102M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.