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Vanguard Real Estate ETF
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701 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.3B invested in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 288 increasing their positions, 252 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 288 | Existing positions reduced: 252

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 50

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13B → $13.3B (+$299M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 698 → 701 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 98 → 98 (0)

0.23% less ownership

Funds ownership: 54.62% → 54.39% (-0.23%)

68% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $54.6M | Put options by funds: $173M

Holders
701
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+0.43%
% of All Funds
19.57%
Holding in Top 10
98
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
2.74%
New
55
Increased
288
Reduced
252
Closed
50
Calls
$54.6M
Puts
$173M
Net Calls
-$118M
Net Calls Change
+$68.5M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$456M
2
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
+$76.2M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$74.8M
4
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
+$56.8M
5
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$47.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
-$97.2M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$91.8M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$86.5M
4
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
-$77.8M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$43M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
701
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$2K +$2.07K +27 New
FNBOO
702
First National Bank of Omaha
Nebraska
$1.99K +$55.6K +724 +3%
CFA
703
Camarda Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
KCPG
704
Kavar Capital Partners Group
Kansas
$1K – – –
Two Sigma Investments
705
Two Sigma Investments
New York
– -$43M -576,132 Closed
AGM
706
Alpine Global Management
New York
– -$11.4M -152,800 Closed
Jane Street
707
Jane Street
New York
– -$5.51M -71,745 Closed
VKH
708
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$4.39M -58,767 Closed
NL
709
NWAM LLC
Washington
– -$4.33M -58,000 Closed
TCM
710
Twin Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$3.54M -47,380 Closed
Simplex Trading
711
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$2.89M -38,692 Closed
VAM
712
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
– -$2.51M -33,653 Closed
ST
713
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
– -$2.22M -29,785 Closed
WAS
714
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
– -$1.36M -22,162 Closed
CS
715
Comerica Securities
Michigan
– -$1.58M -21,177 Closed
BPCE
716
Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe)
Germany
– -$1.27M -17,000 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
717
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– -$1.24M -16,158 -100%
FC
718
FIC Capital
New York
– -$926K -12,399 Closed
OCM
719
One Capital Management
California
– -$871K -11,666 Closed
HSBC Holdings
720
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
– -$662K -8,863 Closed
DIP
721
DT Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
– -$657K -8,800 Closed
FFA
722
First Foundation Advisors
California
– -$651K -8,722 Closed
PCM
723
Palisade Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$560K -7,500 Closed
BC
724
Burney Company
Virginia
– -$513K -6,874 Closed
PI
725
PGGM Investments
Netherlands
– -$448K -6,000 Closed
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VNQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

701 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $13.3B — up 2.3% from $13B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new VNQ positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 288 added to existing stakes and 252 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $456M. The largest seller was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), cutting an estimated $97.2M.

  • 701 institutional investors held Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) as of Q3 2015, up from 698 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $13.3B of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new Vanguard Real Estate ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 50 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $456M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $97.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.