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Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
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562 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.06B invested in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 93 funds opening new positions, 238 increasing their positions, 137 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

138% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 39

74% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 238 | Existing positions reduced: 137

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 51 → 56 (+5)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 513 → 562 (+49)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.05B → $9.06B (+$9.76M)

1.59% less ownership

Funds ownership: 51.11% → 49.52% (-1.6%)

41% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $68.4M | Put options by funds: $116M

Holders
562
Holders Change
+49
Holders Change %
+9.55%
% of All Funds
12.75%
Holding in Top 10
56
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+9.8%
% of All Funds
1.27%
New
93
Increased
238
Reduced
137
Closed
39
Calls
$68.4M
Puts
$116M
Net Calls
-$47.5M
Net Calls Change
-$69.9M

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$69.8M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$45.5M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$45.3M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$38.9M
5
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
+$29.1M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$110M
2
TAS
TIFF Advisory Services
Pennsylvania
-$88.6M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$77.2M
4
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
-$69.7M
5
FIG
FundX Investment Group
California
-$49.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AFP
201
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$2.58M +$212K +3,625 +9%
GFPC
202
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$2.54M +$1.04M +17,861 +71%
KFBMI
203
Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance
Kentucky
$2.37M – – –
SCI
204
S&CO Inc
Massachusetts
$2.37M – – –
EVM
205
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$2.27M +$88.2K +1,511 +4%
Invesco
206
Invesco
Georgia
$2.26M +$75.9K +1,301 +4%
WF
207
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$2.22M +$329K +5,630 +18%
MCM
208
McMillion Capital Management
North Carolina
$2.21M +$71.6K +1,227 +3%
GWM
209
Graybill Wealth Management
Illinois
$2.2M +$55.1K +945 +3%
JIC
210
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$2.2M -$86.3K -1,479 -4%
EAM
211
Evanson Asset Management
California
$2.17M -$173K -2,963 -7%
FFSOTS
212
Fiduciary Financial Services of The Southwest
Texas
$2.17M +$460K +7,889 +27%
ACP
213
Ashfield Capital Partners
California
$2.15M +$25.1K +431 +1%
PHAM
214
Palisades Hudson Asset Management
Florida
$2.15M +$5.08K +87 +0.2%
QIM
215
Quest Investment Management
Oregon
$2.14M -$84.3K -1,445 -4%
AI
216
AIA International
Hong Kong
$2.13M +$2.1M +35,994 New
EDRH
217
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$2.13M +$24.2K +415 +1%
ASN
218
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$2.11M +$495K +8,480 +31%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
219
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$2.1M +$126K +2,167 +6%
SCM
220
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$2.03M +$185K +3,175 +10%
GCAC
221
Guardian Capital Advisors (Canada)
Ontario, Canada
$1.99M +$1.63M +27,950 +708%
First Trust Advisors
222
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.99M +$63.7K +1,092 +3%
CCM
223
Canal Capital Management
Virginia
$1.96M +$16.1K +276 +0.8%
IWM
224
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$1.93M +$106K +1,818 +6%
FIM
225
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.91M -$110K -1,893 -6%
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VGK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

562 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $9.06B — up 0.11% from $9.05B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 93 funds opened new VGK positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 54 holders — while 238 added to existing stakes and 137 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $69.8M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $110M.

  • 562 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) as of Q4 2017, up from 513 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $9.06B of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 0.11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 93 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 39 closed out, a net change of +54 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $69.8M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $110M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.