Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
504 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.26B invested in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 162 increasing their positions, 208 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.72B → $7.26B (+$540M)
3% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 36 → 37 (+1)
2.56% more ownership
Funds ownership: 50.18% → 52.74% (+2.6%)
6% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $18.8M | Put options by funds: $17.7M
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 521 → 504 (-17)
22% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 51
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 162 | Existing positions reduced: 208
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
San Francisco,
California
|
+$211M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$109M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$106M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$96.3M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$70.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IUHSA
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
|
-$122M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$44.4M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$36.8M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$32.6M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$23M |
VGK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
504 of the 4,625 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $7.26B — up 8% from $6.72B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of VGK and 40 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 208 trimmed existing stakes and 162 added.
The largest buyer was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, opening a new position worth an estimated $211M. The largest seller was Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., cutting an estimated $122M.
- 504 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) as of Q2 2019, down from 521 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $7.26B of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 40 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 51 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $211M added.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., an estimated $122M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.