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Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

601 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.5B invested in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 70 funds opening new positions, 255 increasing their positions, 135 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

89% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 255 | Existing positions reduced: 135

49% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 70 | Existing positions closed: 47

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4145 (+4)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.9B → $11.5B (+$597M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 585601 (+16)

0.78% more ownership

Funds ownership: 55.74%56.52% (+0.78%)

55% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $26.4M | Put options by funds: $58.7M

Holders
601
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+2.74%
% of All Funds
10.52%
Holding in Top 10
45
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+9.76%
% of All Funds
0.79%
New
70
Increased
255
Reduced
135
Closed
47
Calls
$26.4M
Puts
$58.7M
Net Calls
-$32.3M
Net Calls Change
+$31.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.36B +$289M +4,214,255 +13%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$998M +$18.1M +263,599 +2%
Goldman Sachs
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
$647M +$159K +2,317 +0%
Asset Management One
4
Asset Management One
Japan
$500M +$3.77M +54,996 +0.7%
MG
5
Mather Group
Illinois
$376M +$2.13M +31,106 +0.5%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$351M +$8.78M +128,154 +2%
Jane Street
7
Jane Street
New York
$331M +$346M +5,046,582 New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
8
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$311M +$330K +4,818 +0.1%
Ameriprise
9
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$266M +$13.7M +199,304 +5%
Vanguard Group
10
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$202M +$41M +598,932 +24%
State Street
11
State Street
Massachusetts
$200M -$185M -2,706,390 -47%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$193M -$5.04M -73,544 -2%
Fisher Asset Management
13
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$192M +$13.6M +198,368 +7%
Citigroup
14
Citigroup
New York
$183M +$146M +2,133,437 +327%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$175M +$1.97M +28,832 +1%
BlackRock
16
BlackRock
New York
$171M +$2.06K +30 +0%
Bessemer Group
17
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$132M +$89.9M +1,312,734 +187%
HighTower Advisors
18
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$118M +$8.59M +125,339 +7%
Deutsche Bank
19
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$116M +$243K +3,552 +0.2%
RBA
20
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$112M +$7.14M +104,214 +6%
G
21
GenTrust
Florida
$108M +$973K +14,202 +0.9%
CA
22
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$101M +$32.5M +473,890 +45%
AllianceBernstein
23
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$97.9M -$5.11M -74,639 -5%
KIM
24
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$91.4M +$7.58M +110,684 +9%
BBVA
25
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$88.5M +$42.1M +615,305 +84%

VGK Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

601 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $11.5B — up 5.5% from $10.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 70 funds opened new VGK positions and 47 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 255 added to existing stakes and 135 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $346M. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $185M.

  • 601 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) as of Q3 2021, up from 585 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $11.5B of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock for Q3 2021, up 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 70 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 47 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Jane Street, an estimated $346M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF seller in Q3 2021 was State Street, an estimated $185M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.