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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
CIC
301
Cutler Investment Counsel
Oregon
$1.7M +$619K +8,419 +59%
CA
302
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.61M +$596K +8,108 +60%
FCIM
303
Fairview Capital Investment Management
California
$1.61M – – –
FCI
304
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
$1.59M +$37.8K +514 +2%
DHFB
305
Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown
Virginia
$1.59M +$149K +2,020 +11%
HSBC Holdings
306
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.56M +$791K +10,763 +107%
VKH
307
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.53M +$1.51M +20,478 New
Chevy Chase Trust
308
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$1.52M -$59.3K -806 -4%
LFG
309
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$1.5M -$127K -1,728 -8%
HCM
310
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$1.49M +$443K +6,019 +43%
IFB
311
iAB Financial Bank
Indiana
$1.46M +$88.2K +1,200 +7%
DP
312
Dearborn Partners
Illinois
$1.46M +$66.1K +899 +5%
BA
313
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.43M -$1.18K -16 -0.1%
I
314
IberiaBank
Louisiana
$1.43M +$127K +1,730 +10%
WB
315
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$1.41M -$230K -3,122 -14%
DADC
316
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.4M -$410K -5,581 -23%
GLA
317
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$1.39M +$30.5K +415 +2%
TWM
318
Torch Wealth Management
Ohio
$1.37M +$3.68K +50 +0.3%
FNBTCON
319
First National Bank & Trust Co of Newtown
Pennsylvania
$1.3M +$329K +4,470 +35%
PWM
320
ParenteBeard Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$1.29M -$341K -4,637 -21%
CT
321
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
$1.28M -$23.3K -317 -2%
KTC
322
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$1.27M +$21.4K +291 +2%
TF
323
Tompkins Financial
New York
$1.25M -$205K -2,785 -14%
WA
324
Winfield Associates
Ohio
$1.25M +$1.23M +16,725 New
FC
325
FIC Capital
New York
$1.25M -$1.63M -22,193 -57%
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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.