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Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK

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
PP
126
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$4.5M +$4.77M +92,515 New
HC
127
HNP Capital
New York
$4.36M +$4.62M +89,603 New
WF
128
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$4.3M -$1.01M -19,532 -18%
VRM
129
Vectors Research Management
New York
$4.28M +$4.05M +78,671 +839%
LNB
130
Ledyard National Bank
$4.24M -$4.61M -89,427 -51%
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
131
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$4.14M +$4.39M +85,214 New
FPS
132
Fieldpoint Private Securities
Connecticut
$4.14M -$134K -2,607 -3%
ACA
133
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
$4.07M +$7.32K +142 +0.2%
VCM
134
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$4.05M -$315K -6,119 -7%
CC
135
Courier Capital
New York
$4.02M -$216K -4,200 -5%
FDCDDQ
136
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$3.92M -$466K -9,036 -10%
CIM
137
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$3.91M -$126K -2,441 -3%
SDWIA
138
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors
Minnesota
$3.82M +$4.05M +78,625 New
MWA
139
MFA Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$3.69M +$138K +2,682 +4%
BAM
140
Berkshire Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$3.59M +$824 +16 +0%
First Trust Advisors
141
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$3.58M +$1.58M +30,728 +72%
11A
142
10-15 Associates
New York
$3.4M +$156K +3,029 +5%
VHAM
143
Van Hulzen Asset Management
California
$3.3M +$3.03M +58,793 +642%
TAM
144
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$3.15M -$5.19M -100,685 -61%
MWM
145
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
$3.15M +$2.78M +53,970 New
GAM
146
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$3.14M +$104K +2,025 +3%
OLA
147
Oliver Luxxe Assets
New Jersey
$3.1M -$178K -3,456 -5%
ACM
148
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
$3.06M +$28.9K +561 +0.9%
AG
149
Advisor Group
Arizona
$3.01M -$1.17M -22,747 -27%
BPWA
150
Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors
California
$3.01M +$3.18M +61,816 New
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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.