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Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ

615 hedge funds and large institutions have $14B invested in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 315 increasing their positions, 157 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

139% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 23

101% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 315 | Existing positions reduced: 157

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.1B → $14B (+$1.85B)

5% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 93 → 98 (+5)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 587 → 615 (+28)

0.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.44% → 58.13% (+0.69%)

17% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.3M | Put options by funds: $17.1M

Holders
615
Holders Change
+28
Holders Change %
+4.77%
% of All Funds
17.68%
Holding in Top 10
98
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+5.38%
% of All Funds
2.82%
New
55
Increased
315
Reduced
157
Closed
23
Calls
$14.3M
Puts
$17.1M
Net Calls
-$2.84M
Net Calls Change
-$23M

Top Buyers

1
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$553M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$105M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$64M
4
KAH
Kathryn A. Hall
+$56M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$52.2M

Top Sellers

1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$149M
2
HS
HighVista Strategies
Massachusetts
-$34.6M
3
TAIM
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
-$33.8M
4
FWP
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
-$28.3M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$25.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PFS
276
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$2.2M +$206K +2,808 +11%
CCMH
277
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$2.18M -$157K -2,135 -7%
FA
278
FCG Advisors
New Jersey
$2.18M -$24K -326 -1%
RMAM
279
Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management
New Jersey
$2.17M +$64.1K +872 +3%
VF
280
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.14M +$2.1M +28,624 New
IFS
281
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$2.11M -$11.3K -154 -0.5%
WFG
282
Windsor Financial Group
Minnesota
$2.1M +$82.7K +1,125 +4%
EVM
283
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$2.03M +$103K +1,400 +5%
FNBOO
284
First National Bank of Omaha
Nebraska
$2.03M -$1.24M -16,801 -38%
PAMU
285
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$2.01M – – –
CFS
286
Community Financial System
New York
$2M -$3.68K -50 -0.2%
CL
287
CPWM LLC
Washington
$1.93M +$134K +1,827 +8%
AWM
288
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$1.92M +$1.03M +14,063 +121%
SFG
289
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$1.91M +$303K +4,118 +19%
MIM
290
Marco Investment Management
Georgia
$1.9M – – –
BHTS
291
Bar Harbor Trust Services
Maine
$1.89M -$114K -1,555 -6%
CAL
292
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$1.86M +$110K +1,495 +6%
MSU
293
Maple Securities USA
New Jersey
$1.84M +$1.25M +17,002 +224%
Comerica Bank
294
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.84M +$160K +2,170 +10%
DLCIG
295
D.L. Carlson Investment Group
New Hampshire
$1.83M +$1.8M +24,500 New
EC
296
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$1.81M -$25K -340 -1%
HPC
297
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$1.79M -$13.6K -185 -0.8%
PMG
298
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$1.77M +$80.3K +1,092 +5%
NB
299
NBT Bank
New York
$1.76M -$471K -6,406 -21%
GA
300
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$1.74M +$190K +2,590 +13%
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VNQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

615 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $14B — up 15% from $12.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new VNQ positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 315 added to existing stakes and 157 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Windhaven Investment Management, adding an estimated $553M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $149M.

  • 615 institutional investors held Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) as of Q2 2014, up from 587 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $14B of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new Vanguard Real Estate ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 23 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Windhaven Investment Management, an estimated $553M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF seller in Q2 2014 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $149M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.