Vanguard Real Estate ETF
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$300M |
| 2 |
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
San Francisco,
California
|
+$294M |
| 3 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
+$160M |
| 4 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$111M |
| 5 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$93.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$274M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$258M |
| 3 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$97.3M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$83.9M |
| 5 |
Fifth Third Bancorp
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
-$43.1M |
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.