Vanguard Real Estate ETF
770 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.4B invested in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 118 funds opening new positions, 325 increasing their positions, 236 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.
181% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 118 | Existing positions closed: 42
38% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 325 | Existing positions reduced: 236
22% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 98 → 120 (+22)
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13.3B → $15.4B (+$2.11B)
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 702 → 770 (+68)
1.49% more ownership
Funds ownership: 54.39% → 55.88% (+1.5%)
93% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $25.3M | Put options by funds: $384M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$242M |
| 2 |
MTWSIF
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
+$89.2M |
| 3 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$89.1M |
| 4 |
FIM
Freedom Investment Management
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
+$78.1M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$76.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$58.8M |
| 2 |
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$28M |
| 3 |
First Trust Advisors
Wheaton,
Illinois
|
-$20.3M |
| 4 |
SM
Seminole Management
New York
|
-$19.4M |
| 5 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$16.2M |
VNQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
770 of the 3,813 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $15.4B — up 16% from $13.3B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 118 funds opened new VNQ positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 76 holders — while 325 added to existing stakes and 236 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $242M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $58.8M.
- 770 institutional investors held Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) as of Q4 2015, up from 702 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $15.4B of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 118 funds opened new Vanguard Real Estate ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 42 closed out, a net change of +76 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $242M added.
- The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $58.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.