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Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
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562 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.06B invested in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 93 funds opening new positions, 238 increasing their positions, 137 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

138% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 39

74% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 238 | Existing positions reduced: 137

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 51 → 56 (+5)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 513 → 562 (+49)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.05B → $9.06B (+$9.76M)

1.59% less ownership

Funds ownership: 51.11% → 49.52% (-1.6%)

41% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $68.4M | Put options by funds: $116M

Holders
562
Holders Change
+49
Holders Change %
+9.55%
% of All Funds
12.75%
Holding in Top 10
56
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+9.8%
% of All Funds
1.27%
New
93
Increased
238
Reduced
137
Closed
39
Calls
$68.4M
Puts
$116M
Net Calls
-$47.5M
Net Calls Change
-$69.9M

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$69.8M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$45.5M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$45.3M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$38.9M
5
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
+$29.1M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$110M
2
TAS
TIFF Advisory Services
Pennsylvania
-$88.6M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$77.2M
4
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
-$69.7M
5
FIG
FundX Investment Group
California
-$49.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CLA
76
Cranberry Lake Advisors
Texas
$18.5M – – –
6M
77
6 Meridian
Kansas
$17.5M +$17.2M +295,585 New
SPIA
78
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$16.7M +$583K +9,994 +4%
AC
79
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$16.6M -$354K -6,059 -2%
LTFS
80
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$16.6M -$12.9M -220,851 -44%
GA
81
Greytown Advisors
Florida
$16.3M -$34.1K -584 -0.2%
CCG
82
Chatham Capital Group
Georgia
$15.6M +$370K +6,340 +2%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
83
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$15.5M +$13.7M +234,127 +853%
BS
84
Banco Santander
Spain
$15.2M -$610K -10,452 -4%
SMA
85
Simply Money Advisors
Ohio
$14.7M +$131K +2,237 +0.9%
William Blair & Company
86
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$14.6M +$1.1M +18,798 +8%
NCM
87
Novare Capital Management
North Carolina
$14M +$423K +7,245 +3%
FDCDDQ
88
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$13.8M +$260K +4,464 +2%
Allianz Asset Management
89
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$13.7M -$5.85M -100,283 -30%
CB
90
Community Bank
New York
$13.5M +$5.45M +93,387 +69%
CCA
91
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$13.2M +$3.19M +54,637 +32%
MRC
92
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$13.2M +$3.19M +54,637 +32%
TAMH
93
Taikang Asset Management (HK)
Hong Kong
$12.9M +$12.7M +217,864 New
V
94
Veritable
Delaware
$12.7M -$101K -1,731 -0.8%
CL
95
Cabana LLC
Arkansas
$12.6M +$11.1M +190,345 New
AEPG
96
American Economic Planning Group
New Jersey
$12.5M -$249K -4,270 -2%
KHLMVGHM
97
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Israel
$12.3M -$30.6M -524,430 -72%
Jane Street
98
Jane Street
New York
$12.2M +$12.1M +206,841 New
Nisa Investment Advisors
99
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$12.2M – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
100
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$12.1M -$103K -1,766 -0.9%
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4
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VGK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

562 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $9.06B — up 0.11% from $9.05B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 93 funds opened new VGK positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 54 holders — while 238 added to existing stakes and 137 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $69.8M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $110M.

  • 562 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) as of Q4 2017, up from 513 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $9.06B of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 0.11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 93 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 39 closed out, a net change of +54 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $69.8M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $110M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.