Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
593 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.25B invested in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 177 increasing their positions, 236 reducing their positions, and 72 closing their positions.
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 616 → 593 (-23)
4.29% less ownership
Funds ownership: 57.56% → 53.27% (-4.3%)
16% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 43 → 36 (-7)
22% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 72
25% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 177 | Existing positions reduced: 236
29% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.7B → $8.25B (-$3.42B)
31% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $72.4M | Put options by funds: $105M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$60M |
| 2 |
IUHSA
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
|
+$56.4M |
| 3 |
UOMF
University of Maryland Foundation
Adelphi,
Maryland
|
+$26.2M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$25.1M |
| 5 |
Fisher Asset Management
Camas,
Washington
|
+$21.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$750M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$562M |
| 3 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$239M |
| 4 |
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$115M |
| 5 |
MERSOM
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Lansing,
Michigan
|
-$89.4M |
VGK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review
593 of the 5,959 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $8.25B — down 29% from $11.7B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 72 funds closed out of VGK and 56 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 236 trimmed existing stakes and 177 added.
The largest buyer was State Street, adding an estimated $60M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $750M.
- 593 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) as of Q2 2022, down from 616 in Q1 2022.
- Funds reported $8.25B of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock for Q2 2022, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
- 56 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF positions in Q2 2022 and 72 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF buyer in Q2 2022 was State Street, an estimated $60M added.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF seller in Q2 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $750M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.