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Vanguard Real Estate ETF
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478 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.89B invested in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 230 increasing their positions, 147 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

56% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 230 | Existing positions reduced: 147

38% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $17.6M | Put options by funds: $12.8M

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 46

1.96% more ownership

Funds ownership: 52.82% → 54.78% (+2%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 475 → 478 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 72 → 72 (0)

52% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.4B → $8.89B (-$9.49B)

Holders
478
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+0.63%
% of All Funds
15.5%
Holding in Top 10
72
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
2.33%
New
54
Increased
230
Reduced
147
Closed
46
Calls
$17.6M
Puts
$12.8M
Net Calls
+$4.82M
Net Calls Change
-$6.89M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$151M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$146M
3
HS
HighVista Strategies
Massachusetts
+$68.6M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$68.3M
5
EFS
Edelman Financial Services
Virginia
+$39.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
-$185M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$160M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$87.2M
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$68.3M
5
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$40.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BTW
376
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$309K – – –
CCM
377
Covington Capital Management
California
$308K +$99.5K +1,464 +46%
BWP
378
Baldwin Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$306K – – –
CWP
379
Capital Wealth Planning
Florida
$306K +$314K +4,620 New
EB
380
Eastern Bank
Massachusetts
$305K +$6.8K +100 +2%
VAM
381
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$303K +$299K +4,402 New
NDSI
382
Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc
Rhode Island
$302K +$10.2K +150 +3%
RMCM
383
Reynders McVeigh Capital Management
Massachusetts
$300K – – –
HCA
384
Harbour Capital Advisors
Virginia
$299K – – –
IC
385
Iconiq Capital
California
$296K +$304K +4,476 New
FHC
386
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$292K -$441K -6,483 -60%
FNBOH
387
First National Bank of Hutchinson
Kansas
$292K -$300K -4,420 -50%
CI
388
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$288K +$296K +4,357 New
SF
389
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$285K -$102K -1,500 -26%
WA
390
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$281K +$20.7K +304 +8%
DI
391
Dalton Investments
Nevada
$280K +$4.62K +68 +2%
F
392
Filament
Washington
$278K -$155K -2,275 -35%
CC
393
Courier Capital
New York
$278K – – –
BBNB
394
Baker Boyer National Bank
Washington
$276K – – –
LW
395
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
$271K -$51.6K -760 -16%
CBN
396
Cadence Bank NA
Texas
$259K -$42.5K -625 -14%
PAS
397
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$257K +$87.5K +1,288 +50%
SAM
398
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$253K -$19.4K -286 -7%
ACM
399
Alpha Capital Management
Texas
$252K +$259K +3,816 New
GIM
400
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
$251K -$257K -3,789 -50%
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VNQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

478 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $8.89B — down 52% from $18.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new VNQ positions and 46 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 230 added to existing stakes and 147 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $151M. The largest seller was Schroder Investment Management Group, cutting an estimated $185M.

  • 478 institutional investors held Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) as of Q3 2013, up from 475 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $8.89B of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 52% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new Vanguard Real Estate ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 46 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $151M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Schroder Investment Management Group, an estimated $185M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.