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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
BCI
51
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$23.8M -$653K -12,668 -3%
CCA
52
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$23.8M +$6.69M +129,888 +36%
MRC
53
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$23.8M +$6.69M +129,888 +36%
SP
54
Stairway Partners
Illinois
$23.7M -$126K -2,439 -0.5%
RWM
55
Ritholtz Wealth Management
New York
$23.1M -$9.37M -181,934 -28%
ST
56
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$22.8M -$1.72M -33,338 -7%
HCM
57
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$21.9M -$2.22M -43,182 -9%
1CP
58
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$21.3M -$2.9M -56,200 -11%
HSBC Holdings
59
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$21.2M -$9.92M -192,593 -31%
Lazard Asset Management
60
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$20.8M -$2.34M -45,354 -10%
MOACM
61
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$20.6M – – –
AF
62
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$20.6M +$5.08M +98,608 +30%
AllianceBernstein
63
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$20.3M +$423K +8,204 +2%
GA
64
Greytown Advisors
Florida
$19.5M +$698K +13,541 +3%
SAS
65
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
$18.4M +$1.51M +29,257 +8%
BPC
66
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$17.6M +$5.16M +100,087 +38%
PNAA
67
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$17.6M +$5.16M +100,087 +38%
LMIM
68
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Maryland
$17.2M +$10.9M +211,900 +149%
PIP
69
Permian Investment Partners
Texas
$17M +$18M +350,000 New
TF
70
Tompkins Financial
New York
$16.9M -$443K -8,591 -2%
Citigroup
71
Citigroup
New York
$16.8M +$878K +17,038 +5%
Rafferty Asset Management
72
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$16.6M -$11.3M -220,038 -39%
EPM
73
Elm Partners Management
Pennsylvania
$15.7M +$16.7M +324,779 New
AIM
74
Allen Investment Management
New York
$14.7M +$9.99M +193,842 +179%
Bank of Montreal
75
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$14.5M -$4.65M -90,292 -23%
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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.