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Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
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570 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.06B invested in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 98 funds opening new positions, 154 increasing their positions, 218 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

113% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 98 | Existing positions closed: 46

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.45B → $9.06B (+$1.6B)

18% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 → 39 (+6)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 531 → 570 (+39)

5.08% less ownership

Funds ownership: 59.38% → 54.3% (-5.1%)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 154 | Existing positions reduced: 218

86% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $89.3M | Put options by funds: $623M

Holders
570
Holders Change
+39
Holders Change %
+7.34%
% of All Funds
9.16%
Holding in Top 10
39
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+18.18%
% of All Funds
0.63%
New
98
Increased
154
Reduced
218
Closed
46
Calls
$89.3M
Puts
$623M
Net Calls
-$533M
Net Calls Change
-$218M

Top Buyers

1
MERSOM
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
+$123M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$53.6M
3
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
+$48.6M
4
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$46.7M
5
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
+$21.3M

Top Sellers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$642M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$116M
3
Asset Management One
Asset Management One
Japan
-$71.9M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$71.7M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$58.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Rafferty Asset Management
101
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$8.38M +$604K +11,448 +8%
QAM
102
Q3 Asset Management
Michigan
$8.29M +$7.89M +149,588 New
OSNBOA
103
Old Second National Bank of Aurora
Illinois
$8.29M -$520K -9,850 -6%
WCFA
104
Walkner Condon Financial Advisors
Wisconsin
$8.14M -$10.2K -194 -0.1%
GA
105
GFS Advisors
Texas
$7.74M -$207K -3,920 -3%
PNC Financial Services Group
106
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$7.37M -$794K -15,049 -10%
RJA
107
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$7.16M -$1.45M -27,573 -18%
LNB
108
Ledyard National Bank
$6.97M -$92.3K -1,750 -1%
EWG
109
Executive Wealth Group
Washington
$6.91M +$32.8K +622 +0.5%
SDWIA
110
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors
Minnesota
$6.78M +$86.5K +1,640 +1%
1WM
111
1900 Wealth Management
Texas
$6.13M +$24.1K +457 +0.4%
DCM
112
Dimension Capital Management
Florida
$6.12M – – –
BEW
113
Burton Enright Welch
California
$6.04M -$327K -6,200 -5%
FDCDDQ
114
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$6.02M -$162K -3,071 -3%
Cerity Partners
115
Cerity Partners
New York
$6.01M +$4.22M +80,051 +282%
WIC
116
WealthBridge Investment Counsel
Alberta, Canada
$5.95M +$81.8K +1,550 +1%
NYLIM
117
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$5.92M -$6.16M -116,666 -52%
MWP
118
Moller Wealth Partners
$5.89M +$254K +4,813 +5%
Schroder Investment Management Group
119
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$5.8M -$790K -14,966 -13%
MML Investors Services
120
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$5.74M -$11.1M -209,665 -67%
William Blair & Company
121
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$5.43M +$3.34M +63,374 +183%
HCM
122
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$5.4M +$5.14M +97,400 New
SAM
123
Summit Asset Management
Tennessee
$5.27M -$950K -17,996 -16%
CCA
124
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$5.2M +$4.95M +93,885 New
GWM
125
Graybill Wealth Management
Illinois
$5.2M +$1.29M +24,537 +35%
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VGK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

570 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $9.06B — up 21% from $7.45B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 98 funds opened new VGK positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 52 holders — while 154 added to existing stakes and 218 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan, adding an estimated $123M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $642M.

  • 570 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) as of Q4 2022, up from 531 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $9.06B of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 98 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 46 closed out, a net change of +52 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan, an estimated $123M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF seller in Q4 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $642M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.