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Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
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520 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.51B invested in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 120 increasing their positions, 240 reducing their positions, and 81 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

103% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $62.3M | Put options by funds: $30.6M

0.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.52% → 50.41% (+0.89%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 43 → 43 (0)

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 81

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 531 → 520 (-11)

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.15B → $6.51B (-$1.64B)

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 120 | Existing positions reduced: 240

Holders
520
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-2.07%
% of All Funds
11.59%
Holding in Top 10
43
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.96%
New
77
Increased
120
Reduced
240
Closed
81
Calls
$62.3M
Puts
$30.6M
Net Calls
+$31.7M
Net Calls Change
-$15.4M

Top Buyers

1
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
+$165M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$69.9M
3
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory
Maryland
+$40.6M
4
TAS
TIFF Advisory Services
Pennsylvania
+$37.2M
5
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$35M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$365M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$97.4M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$69M
4
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$64.6M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$58.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$958M -$365M -7,081,544 -26%
JP Morgan Chase
2
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$379M -$58.4M -1,133,564 -13%
Goldman Sachs
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
$372M -$423K -8,212 -0.1%
Asset Management One
4
Asset Management One
Japan
$351M +$1.87M +36,207 +0.5%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$257M +$11.2M +218,264 +4%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$235M -$97.4M -1,890,495 -28%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
7
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$171M – – –
USAA
8
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$166M +$165M +3,196,238 +1,440%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$164M -$69M -1,338,428 -28%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$146M -$38.3M -743,541 -20%
IUHSA
11
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$111M +$24.6M +477,855 +26%
BlackRock
12
BlackRock
New York
$105M -$2.51M -48,721 -2%
Franklin Resources
13
Franklin Resources
California
$102M -$6.78M -131,520 -6%
FTUS
14
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$102M +$17.9M +347,165 +20%
FMI
15
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$99.4M – – –
MG
16
Mather Group
Illinois
$99.1M +$1.77M +34,308 +2%
UBS AM
17
UBS AM
Illinois
$78.1M +$935K +18,151 +1%
KIM
18
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$78M -$23.8M -461,612 -22%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$75.5M -$24.4M -473,560 -23%
CS
20
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$72.6M +$69.9M +1,356,321 +997%
Fisher Asset Management
21
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$60.1M +$5.7M +110,580 +10%
PS
22
Portfolio Solutions
Michigan
$59.5M -$2.98M -57,831 -5%
SHGA
23
Sand Hill Global Advisors
California
$57.6M +$65.8K +1,278 +0.1%
WF
24
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$54M -$19.4M -376,526 -25%
Deutsche Bank
25
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$50.3M +$15.4M +297,966 +40%
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VGK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

520 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $6.51B — down 20% from $8.15B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 81 funds closed out of VGK and 77 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 240 trimmed existing stakes and 120 added.

The largest buyer was United Services Automobile Association, adding an estimated $165M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $365M.

  • 520 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) as of Q4 2018, down from 531 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $6.51B of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 77 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 81 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $165M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $365M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.