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Vanguard Real Estate ETF
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701 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.3B invested in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 288 increasing their positions, 252 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 288 | Existing positions reduced: 252

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 50

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13B → $13.3B (+$299M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 699 → 701 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 98 → 98 (0)

0.23% less ownership

Funds ownership: 54.62% → 54.39% (-0.23%)

68% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $54.6M | Put options by funds: $173M

Holders
701
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.29%
% of All Funds
19.57%
Holding in Top 10
98
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
2.74%
New
55
Increased
288
Reduced
252
Closed
50
Calls
$54.6M
Puts
$173M
Net Calls
-$118M
Net Calls Change
+$68.5M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$456M
2
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
+$76.2M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$74.8M
4
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
+$56.8M
5
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$47.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
-$97.2M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$91.8M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$86.5M
4
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
-$77.8M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$43M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CCFCSB
251
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank
Massachusetts
$2.96M -$114K -1,485 -4%
TFF
252
The Family Firm
Maryland
$2.94M +$329K +4,282 +12%
ONB
253
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$2.9M -$916K -11,923 -24%
RC
254
Rinet Company
Massachusetts
$2.87M +$1.13M +14,745 +63%
GW
255
GW & Wade
Massachusetts
$2.86M -$662K -8,616 -19%
EC
256
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$2.82M -$174K -2,270 -6%
QCG
257
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$2.81M – – –
MA
258
Montag & Associates
Georgia
$2.77M +$76.8K +1,000 +3%
CFA
259
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$2.76M -$46K -599 -2%
REMS
260
Real Estate Management Services
$2.76M +$1.78M +23,200 +174%
VCM
261
Verger Capital Management
North Carolina
$2.73M +$2.78M +36,164 New
FPFS
262
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$2.72M +$221K +2,874 +9%
RIA
263
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$2.7M +$39.9K +519 +1%
GMA
264
Goldstein Munger & Associates
California
$2.69M +$61.1K +795 +2%
AW
265
Alpha Windward
Massachusetts
$2.66M -$39.9K -519 -1%
CAL
266
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$2.63M +$134K +1,744 +5%
IAA
267
Ironsides Asset Advisors
North Carolina
$2.55M +$99K +1,289 +4%
JMPWA
268
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$2.54M +$2.58M +33,627 New
MCM
269
Millie Capital Management
California
$2.54M +$173K +2,246 +7%
WCM
270
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
$2.53M +$2.57M +33,434 New
BFG
271
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$2.52M -$351K -4,564 -12%
SCM
272
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$2.52M +$19.5K +254 +0.8%
PO
273
Private Ocean
California
$2.52M +$64.7K +842 +3%
DADC
274
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$2.51M +$78.8K +1,026 +3%
HA
275
Harfst & Associates
Wyoming
$2.49M +$277K +3,603 +12%
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VNQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

701 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $13.3B — up 2.3% from $13B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new VNQ positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 288 added to existing stakes and 252 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $456M. The largest seller was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), cutting an estimated $97.2M.

  • 701 institutional investors held Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) as of Q3 2015, up from 699 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $13.3B of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new Vanguard Real Estate ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 50 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $456M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $97.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.