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Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
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443 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.76B invested in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 68 funds opening new positions, 163 increasing their positions, 162 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

79% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 68 | Existing positions closed: 38

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.6B → $8.76B (+$1.15B)

5.97% more ownership

Funds ownership: 52.8% → 58.78% (+6%)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 419 → 443 (+24)

1% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 163 | Existing positions reduced: 162

2% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 53 → 52 (-1)

44% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $32.9M | Put options by funds: $58.6M

Holders
443
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+5.73%
% of All Funds
11.62%
Holding in Top 10
52
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-1.89%
% of All Funds
1.36%
New
68
Increased
163
Reduced
162
Closed
38
Calls
$32.9M
Puts
$58.6M
Net Calls
-$25.7M
Net Calls Change
-$28.7M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$258M
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$149M
3
AII
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
+$41.4M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$35.7M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$35.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$126M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$39.1M
3
SIA
Spruce Investment Advisors
Connecticut
-$38.7M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$28.7M
5
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$23.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CIM
151
Cetera Investment Management
California
$3.02M +$3.09M +60,339 New
Parallax Volatility Advisers
152
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$3.01M -$1.97M -38,547 -39%
SIC
153
Shoker Investment Counsel
Ohio
$2.97M -$503K -9,825 -14%
MA
154
Montag & Associates
Georgia
$2.92M +$19.2K +375 +0.6%
PCM
155
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$2.91M -$126K -2,454 -4%
EWM
156
Endurance Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$2.89M – – –
HSBC Holdings
157
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$2.87M -$28.5K -558 -1%
BFS
158
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$2.78M -$210K -4,103 -7%
IA
159
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$2.75M -$10.4M -202,441 -79%
M&T Bank
160
M&T Bank
New York
$2.65M +$710K +13,889 +35%
EDRH
161
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$2.65M +$207K +4,045 +8%
LS
162
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$2.62M -$61.4K -1,201 -2%
BCA
163
Bray Capital Advisors
Florida
$2.56M -$209K -4,095 -7%
GA
164
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$2.54M +$718K +14,045 +38%
IH
165
IFC Holdings
Florida
$2.45M -$214K -4,175 -8%
SWM
166
Strategic Wealth Management
Washington
$2.42M +$2.48M +48,464 New
EGA
167
E&G Advisors
Texas
$2.28M +$117K +2,293 +5%
NPC
168
National Planning Corporation
California
$2.28M -$638K -12,468 -20%
ACM
169
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$2.22M -$3.25M -63,523 -59%
SAM
170
Sequent Asset Management
Texas
$2.15M +$198K +3,872 +10%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
171
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$2.14M +$2.2M +42,992 New
VAM
172
Visium Asset Management
New York
$2.14M +$2.2M +43,000 New
EAM
173
Evanson Asset Management
California
$2.12M -$60.9K -1,190 -3%
First Trust Advisors
174
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$2.11M +$61K +1,193 +3%
TD Asset Management
175
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.09M +$509K +9,951 +31%
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VGK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

443 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $8.76B — up 15% from $7.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 68 funds opened new VGK positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 163 added to existing stakes and 162 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $258M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $126M.

  • 443 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) as of Q4 2015, up from 419 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $8.76B of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 68 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 38 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $258M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $126M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.