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Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
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320 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.26B invested in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 160 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

208% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 160 | Existing positions reduced: 52

185% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 27

41% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.85B → $8.26B (+$2.4B)

32% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 37 → 49 (+12)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 272 → 320 (+48)

2.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.5% → 59.54% (+2%)

57% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13.7M | Put options by funds: $32.3M

Holders
320
Holders Change
+48
Holders Change %
+17.65%
% of All Funds
9.29%
Holding in Top 10
49
Holding in Top 10 Change
+12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+32.43%
% of All Funds
1.42%
New
77
Increased
160
Reduced
52
Closed
27
Calls
$13.7M
Puts
$32.3M
Net Calls
-$18.5M
Net Calls Change
-$8.39M

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$751M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$294M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$186M
4
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$100M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$55.8M

Top Sellers

1
SMM
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
-$95M
2
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$83.3M
3
NA
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
-$47M
4
RMPT
Raytheon Master Pension Trust
Massachusetts
-$40.1M
5
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$34.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MFO
176
Marcuard Family Office
Switzerland
$1.09M -$169K -3,000 -14%
TC
177
Taylor Cottrill
New Hampshire
$1.07M +$84.5K +1,500 +9%
ZIM
178
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$1.07M -$250K -4,445 -20%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
179
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$1M – – –
CTA
180
Chesley Taft & Associates
Illinois
$998K +$956K +16,965 New
PL
181
Parthenon LLC
Kentucky
$990K – – –
SGCA
182
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$971K +$475K +8,437 +104%
MCM
183
Maryland Capital Management
Maryland
$964K +$57.9K +1,028 +7%
Northern Trust
184
Northern Trust
Illinois
$945K +$581K +10,307 +178%
IHL
185
Investment House LLC
California
$941K +$116K +2,055 +15%
US Bancorp
186
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$930K +$675K +11,987 +314%
CHJWM
187
Carlton Hofferkamp & Jenks Wealth Management
Texas
$929K +$890K +15,800 New
FLPIM
188
F.L. Putnam Investment Management
Massachusetts
$842K +$67.5K +1,198 +9%
CCWA
189
CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
$840K -$139K -2,465 -15%
PFM
190
Phillips Financial Management
Indiana
$839K – – –
KAM
191
Keeley Asset Management
Illinois
$795K -$113K -2,000 -13%
BCM
192
Bares Capital Management
Texas
$786K -$31.4K -558 -4%
NCMW
193
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$784K +$194K +3,450 +35%
CWA
194
Convergent Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$776K -$2.23M -39,600 -75%
RJFSA
195
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$774K +$741K +13,157 New
N
196
Nuveen
North Carolina
$764K +$733K +13,000 New
CCS
197
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$761K +$716K +12,702 New
ACM
198
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
$754K +$509K +9,036 +238%
BWP
199
Baldwin Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$682K +$19.7K +350 +3%
Toronto Dominion Bank
200
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$664K – – –
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VGK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

320 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $8.26B — up 41% from $5.85B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 77 funds opened new VGK positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 50 holders — while 160 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $751M. The largest seller was Stadion Money Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $95M sold.

  • 320 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) as of Q4 2013, up from 272 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $8.26B of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 41% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 77 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 27 closed out, a net change of +50 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $751M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Stadion Money Management, an estimated $95M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.