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Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
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396 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.31B invested in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 124 increasing their positions, 171 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $26.9M | Put options by funds: $26.8M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 41 → 41 (0)

4.7% less ownership

Funds ownership: 52.48% → 47.78% (-4.7%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 430 → 396 (-34)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.7B → $5.31B (-$1.39B)

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 124 | Existing positions reduced: 171

53% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 53

Holders
396
Holders Change
-34
Holders Change %
-7.91%
% of All Funds
10.57%
Holding in Top 10
41
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
1.09%
New
25
Increased
124
Reduced
171
Closed
53
Calls
$26.9M
Puts
$26.8M
Net Calls
+$115K
Net Calls Change
-$68M

Top Buyers

1
JFA
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
+$92.7M
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$80M
3
RBC
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
+$76M
4
BOTOTLSJU
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
California
+$59.2M
5
SF
Synovus Financial
Georgia
+$27.7M

Top Sellers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$1.03B
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$277M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$129M
4
ERSOT
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
-$108M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$76.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MFS
176
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.53M -$263K -5,472 -15%
BSW
177
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
$1.44M -$55.8K -1,160 -4%
LS
178
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$1.41M -$398K -8,262 -22%
SB
179
Simmons Bank
Arkansas
$1.34M -$95.1K -1,977 -7%
CFB
180
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$1.34M -$32.7K -679 -2%
MA
181
MUFG Americas
New York
$1.33M -$1.02M -21,195 -44%
SI
182
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$1.33M -$8.66K -180 -0.7%
SCM
183
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$1.32M – – –
EAM
184
Evanson Asset Management
California
$1.32M +$2.69K +56 +0.2%
FTIOP
185
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
$1.31M -$20.7K -430 -2%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
186
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$1.28M -$177K -3,670 -12%
TC
187
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$1.27M – – –
SCG
188
Sonata Capital Group
Washington
$1.27M -$24.1K -500 -2%
KPCM
189
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$1.26M -$4.22M -87,641 -77%
CG
190
Cutler Group
California
$1.26M +$1.04M +21,629 +499%
GC
191
Gruss & Co
Florida
$1.22M – – –
BCM
192
BTC Capital Management
Iowa
$1.21M +$14.7K +305 +1%
CBU
193
CIBC Bank USA
Illinois
$1.17M -$133K -2,768 -10%
EC
194
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$1.16M +$154K +3,200 +16%
FIM
195
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.13M -$145K -3,021 -11%
Invesco
196
Invesco
Georgia
$1.13M +$29.6K +615 +3%
TCM
197
Tradition Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.12M -$25.7K -534 -2%
CWM
198
Concert Wealth Management
California
$1.12M +$123K +2,553 +13%
PL
199
Parthenon LLC
Kentucky
$1.09M – – –
EDRE
200
Edmond de Rothschild (Europe)
Luxembourg
$1.08M – – –
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VGK Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

396 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $5.31B — down 21% from $6.7B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 53 funds closed out of VGK and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 28 holders — while 171 trimmed existing stakes and 124 added.

The largest buyer was JNBA Financial Advisors, adding an estimated $92.7M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $1.03B.

  • 396 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) as of Q3 2016, down from 430 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $5.31B of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock for Q3 2016, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 53 closed out, a net change of -28 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was JNBA Financial Advisors, an estimated $92.7M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF seller in Q3 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $1.03B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.