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Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ

1,174 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.6B invested in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 139 funds opening new positions, 459 increasing their positions, 413 reducing their positions, and 62 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

124% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 139 | Existing positions closed: 62

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16B → $19.6B (+$3.52B)

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 122 → 136 (+14)

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 459 | Existing positions reduced: 413

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,118 → 1,174 (+56)

0% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.6% → 57.6% (+0%)

58% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $171M | Put options by funds: $407M

Holders
1,174
Holders Change
+56
Holders Change %
+5.01%
% of All Funds
25.41%
Holding in Top 10
136
Holding in Top 10 Change
+14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.48%
% of All Funds
2.94%
New
139
Increased
459
Reduced
413
Closed
62
Calls
$171M
Puts
$407M
Net Calls
-$236M
Net Calls Change
+$1.03B

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$300M
2
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$294M
3
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
+$160M
4
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$111M
5
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
+$93.7M

Top Sellers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$274M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$258M
3
Nomura Holdings
Nomura Holdings
Japan
-$97.3M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$83.9M
5
Fifth Third Bancorp
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
-$43.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PAMU
251
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$6.81M -$27.3K -330 -0.4%
AWM
252
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$6.73M +$44.9K +543 +0.7%
AAS
253
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$6.72M +$594K +7,190 +10%
KCM
254
Kanawha Capital Management
Virginia
$6.67M +$25.6K +310 +0.4%
Cetera Investment Advisers
255
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$6.65M -$287K -3,473 -4%
JFGLC
256
Johnson Financial Group LLC (Colorado)
Colorado
$6.54M +$2.3M +27,859 +59%
UBG
257
United Bank (Georgia)
Georgia
$6.47M +$576K +6,972 +10%
OFG
258
Omega Financial Group
California
$6.46M +$49.2K +596 +0.8%
JPG
259
Jordan Park Group
California
$6.44M +$96.5K +1,168 +2%
RWM
260
Ritholtz Wealth Management
New York
$6.42M -$12.6M -152,466 -67%
IFA
261
Interactive Financial Advisors
Illinois
$6.3M -$329K -3,977 -5%
FM
262
Foster & Motley
Ohio
$6.24M -$98.9K -1,197 -2%
SEI Investments
263
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$6.24M +$5.93M +71,803 New
SFS
264
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$6.23M +$4.85M +58,755 +455%
HW
265
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$6.18M -$4.36M -52,819 -43%
RFC
266
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$6.15M -$956K -11,575 -14%
I
267
INVST
Indiana
$6.09M +$296K +3,587 +5%
RT
268
Rockland Trust
Massachusetts
$6.08M -$1.56M -18,907 -21%
CFA
269
Cahill Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$6.01M -$29.1K -352 -0.5%
FNC
270
First National Corp
Massachusetts
$5.99M +$236K +2,852 +4%
DCM
271
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$5.93M +$5.64M +68,240 New
KA
272
Klingman & Associates
New York
$5.92M +$53.3K +645 +1%
PCG
273
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$5.89M -$26.7K -323 -0.5%
VFA
274
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$5.75M -$158K -1,909 -3%
ABC
275
Associated Banc-Corp
Wisconsin
$5.73M -$225K -2,723 -4%
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VNQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

1,174 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $19.6B — up 22% from $16B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 139 funds opened new VNQ positions and 62 closed out — a net gain of 77 holders — while 459 added to existing stakes and 413 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $300M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $274M.

  • 1,174 institutional investors held Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) as of Q1 2019, up from 1,118 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $19.6B of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 139 funds opened new Vanguard Real Estate ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 62 closed out, a net change of +77 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $300M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $274M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.