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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
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
126
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$7.55M +$7.45M +127,669 New
WB
127
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$7.54M +$1.85M +31,699 +33%
SG Americas Securities
128
SG Americas Securities
New York
$7.32M +$7.04M +120,580 +3,819%
DLHL
129
Donald L. Hagan LLC
Florida
$7.31M +$1.67M +28,609 +30%
CLOS
130
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$7.24M +$3.86M +66,195 +118%
EWG
131
Executive Wealth Group
Washington
$7.15M +$7.05M +120,814 New
KCM
132
Kendall Capital Management
Maryland
$6.99M +$6.9M +118,171 New
BIA
133
BHK Investment Advisors
Alabama
$6.94M +$6.84M +117,276 New
DADC
134
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$6.91M +$171K +2,928 +3%
CA
135
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$6.8M +$1.81M +31,030 +37%
CL
136
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$6.73M +$2.47M +42,407 +59%
WAS
137
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$6.58M +$70.3K +1,205 +1%
CWM
138
Circle Wealth Management
New Jersey
$6.54M +$183K +3,140 +3%
AIM
139
Allen Investment Management
New York
$6.31M – – –
VCM
140
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$6.18M +$24.9K +426 +0.4%
GT
141
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$6.05M +$185K +3,165 +3%
CM
142
Columbus Macro
Pennsylvania
$5.96M +$5.88M +100,829 New
MIS
143
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$5.9M +$410K +7,034 +8%
FUBT
144
First United Bank & Trust
Maryland
$5.87M +$579K +9,919 +11%
Brown Advisory
145
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$5.7M +$536K +9,182 +11%
Fifth Third Bancorp
146
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$5.69M +$64.5K +1,106 +1%
FMII
147
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$5.58M -$138K -2,366 -2%
GAM
148
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$5.45M +$2.34M +40,184 +77%
FPS
149
Fieldpoint Private Securities
Connecticut
$5.36M -$124K -2,133 -2%
CC
150
Courier Capital
New York
$5.34M +$149K +2,545 +3%
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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.