Vector Group Ltd.
VGR was delisted on the 4th of October, 2024.
220 hedge funds and large institutions have $764M invested in Vector Group Ltd. in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 80 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 70
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 222 → 220 (-2)
2% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 44
19% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $946M → $764M (-$182M)
84% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.83M | Put options by funds: $24M
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$27.1M |
| 2 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$25.4M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$22.1M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$15.1M |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$15M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$50.8M |
| 2 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$7.27M |
| 3 |
PCC
Park Circle Company
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$5.47M |
| 4 |
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$4.61M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$2.98M |
VGR Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
220 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vector Group Ltd. (VGR) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $764M — down 19% from $946M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 44 funds closed out of VGR and 43 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 70 trimmed existing stakes and 80 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $27.1M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $50.8M.
- 220 institutional investors held Vector Group Ltd. (VGR) as of Q4 2018, down from 222 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $764M of Vector Group Ltd. stock for Q4 2018, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 43 funds opened new Vector Group Ltd. positions in Q4 2018 and 44 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Vector Group Ltd. buyer in Q4 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $27.1M added.
- The largest Vector Group Ltd. seller in Q4 2018 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $50.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.