Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
537 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.05B invested in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 168 increasing their positions, 217 reducing their positions, and 78 closing their positions.
339% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $128M | Put options by funds: $29.3M
2.65% less ownership
Funds ownership: 50.37% → 47.72% (-2.6%)
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 583 → 537 (-46)
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.51B → $8.05B (-$1.46B)
16% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 57 → 48 (-9)
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 168 | Existing positions reduced: 217
53% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 78
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$64.6M |
| 2 |
SHGA
Sand Hill Global Advisors
Palo Alto,
California
|
+$63.9M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$24.9M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$20.8M |
| 5 |
SAS
Sage Advisory Services
Austin,
Texas
|
+$15.3M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$275M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$104M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$94.6M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$83.5M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$68.3M |
VGK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
537 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $8.05B — down 15% from $9.51B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 78 funds closed out of VGK and 37 opened new positions — a net loss of 41 holders — while 217 trimmed existing stakes and 168 added.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $64.6M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $275M.
- 537 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) as of Q2 2018, down from 583 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $8.05B of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 78 closed out, a net change of -41 holders.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $64.6M added.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF seller in Q2 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $275M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.