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Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
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570 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.06B invested in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 98 funds opening new positions, 154 increasing their positions, 218 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

113% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 98 | Existing positions closed: 46

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.45B → $9.06B (+$1.6B)

18% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 → 39 (+6)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 531 → 570 (+39)

5.08% less ownership

Funds ownership: 59.38% → 54.3% (-5.1%)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 154 | Existing positions reduced: 218

86% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $89.3M | Put options by funds: $623M

Holders
570
Holders Change
+39
Holders Change %
+7.34%
% of All Funds
9.16%
Holding in Top 10
39
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+18.18%
% of All Funds
0.63%
New
98
Increased
154
Reduced
218
Closed
46
Calls
$89.3M
Puts
$623M
Net Calls
-$533M
Net Calls Change
-$218M

Top Buyers

1
MERSOM
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
+$123M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$53.6M
3
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
+$48.6M
4
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$46.7M
5
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
+$21.3M

Top Sellers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$642M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$116M
3
Asset Management One
Asset Management One
Japan
-$71.9M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$71.7M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$58.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.34B -$116M -2,196,231 -8%
AWA
2
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$887M -$213K -4,029 -20%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$761M -$5.78M -109,523 -0.8%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$547M -$10.3M -194,705 -2%
MG
5
Mather Group
Illinois
$373M -$13.7M -259,930 -4%
Asset Management One
6
Asset Management One
Japan
$363M -$71.9M -1,362,148 -17%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$255M +$11M +208,300 +5%
MERSOM
8
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$249M +$123M +2,326,066 +108%
Ameriprise
9
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$246M +$2.1M +39,821 +0.9%
BTI
10
Blue Trust Inc
Georgia
$177M -$3.46M -65,634 -2%
Fisher Asset Management
11
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$176M +$13.1M +248,297 +9%
Vanguard Group
12
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$162M -$1.19M -22,566 -0.8%
Jane Street
13
Jane Street
New York
$150M -$642M -12,161,419 -82%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$148M -$71.7M -1,357,950 -34%
FMI
15
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$139M – – –
State Street
16
State Street
Massachusetts
$131M +$53.6M +1,016,199 +75%
BlackRock
17
BlackRock
New York
$128M +$1.4M +26,605 +1%
Deutsche Bank
18
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$104M +$128K +2,417 +0.1%
RBA
19
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$104M +$1.46M +27,667 +1%
HighTower Advisors
20
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$88.6M -$3.62M -68,652 -4%
IUHSA
21
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$75.4M -$2.25M -42,544 -3%
LNC
22
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$69.9M -$228K -4,312 -0.3%
SMDAM
23
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$69.5M -$1.68M -31,879 -2%
BP
24
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$65.9M -$3.4M -64,468 -5%
EPM
25
Elm Partners Management
Pennsylvania
$58.7M +$8.51M +161,181 +18%
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VGK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

570 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $9.06B — up 21% from $7.45B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 98 funds opened new VGK positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 52 holders — while 154 added to existing stakes and 218 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan, adding an estimated $123M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $642M.

  • 570 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) as of Q4 2022, up from 531 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $9.06B of Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 98 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 46 closed out, a net change of +52 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan, an estimated $123M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF seller in Q4 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $642M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.