Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
451 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.51B invested in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 95 increasing their positions, 214 reducing their positions, and 64 closing their positions.
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.33B → $5.51B (+$180M)
1.98% less ownership
Funds ownership: 52.21% → 50.24% (-2%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 462 → 451 (-11)
13% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 64
21% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 33 → 26 (-7)
56% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 95 | Existing positions reduced: 214
64% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $26M | Put options by funds: $73.1M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$96.7M |
| 2 |
MG
Mather Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$59.2M |
| 3 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$22.7M |
| 4 |
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
|
+$13.4M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$11.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$217M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$110M |
| 3 |
MERSOM
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Lansing,
Michigan
|
-$53.3M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$46M |
| 5 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
-$45M |
VGK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
451 of the 4,888 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $5.51B — up 3.4% from $5.33B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 64 funds closed out of VGK and 56 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 214 trimmed existing stakes and 95 added.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $96.7M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $217M.
- 451 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) as of Q2 2020, down from 462 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $5.51B of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 56 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 64 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $96.7M added.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $217M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.