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Vanguard Real Estate ETF
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836 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.5B invested in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 91 funds opening new positions, 391 increasing their positions, 255 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

146% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 91 | Existing positions closed: 37

88% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $518M | Put options by funds: $276M

53% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 391 | Existing positions reduced: 255

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $17.1B → $19.5B (+$2.49B)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 789 → 836 (+47)

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 122 → 127 (+5)

0.08% less ownership

Funds ownership: 57.3% → 57.22% (-0.08%)

Holders
836
Holders Change
+47
Holders Change %
+5.96%
% of All Funds
22.31%
Holding in Top 10
127
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.1%
% of All Funds
3.39%
New
91
Increased
391
Reduced
255
Closed
37
Calls
$518M
Puts
$276M
Net Calls
+$242M
Net Calls Change
+$642M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$244M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$241M
3
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$147M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$125M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$62M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$89.5M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$63.4M
3
CIM
Calvert Investment Management
Maryland
-$38.4M
4
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$29.1M
5
SM
Seminole Management
New York
-$25.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CIR
801
Clear Investment Research
Georgia
$40K +$38.2K +455 New
WC
802
Whitnell & Co
Illinois
$40K +$38.2K +455 New
BAM
803
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$39K +$2.94K +35 +9%
BWA
804
Burt Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$36K – – –
NSIM
805
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$36K – – –
EDRE
806
Edmond de Rothschild (Europe)
Luxembourg
$36K +$2.94K +35 +9%
WOC
807
West Oak Capital
California
$35.5K – – –
AIC
808
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$35K – – –
DOA
809
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$31K – – –
RFWA
810
RPg Family Wealth Advisory
Massachusetts
$29.8K +$28.2K +336 New
CHP
811
Cable Hill Partners
Oregon
$28K -$30.4K -362 -54%
GI
812
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$23K +$6.3K +75 +41%
EWM
813
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$19K – – –
CFG
814
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$17K – – –
BAM
815
Brave Asset Management
New Jersey
$17K +$16.3K +194 New
AP
816
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$16K – – –
KT
817
Kanaly Trust
Texas
$16K – – –
BC
818
Barnett & Company
Tennessee
$16K +$6.89K +82 +82%
VNA
819
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$15K – – –
OSNBOA
820
Old Second National Bank of Aurora
Illinois
$14K -$7.56K -90 -37%
CFS
821
Commonwealth Financial Services
West Virginia
$14K – – –
JFA
822
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$12K – – –
AP
823
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$11K -$39.9K -475 -80%
SAM
824
Sunnymeath Asset Management
New Jersey
$10K – – –
ECM
825
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
$10K +$9.16K +109 New
31 32
33
34 35

VNQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

836 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $19.5B — up 15% from $17.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 91 funds opened new VNQ positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 54 holders — while 391 added to existing stakes and 255 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Windhaven Investment Management, adding an estimated $244M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $89.5M.

  • 836 institutional investors held Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) as of Q2 2016, up from 789 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $19.5B of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 91 funds opened new Vanguard Real Estate ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 37 closed out, a net change of +54 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Windhaven Investment Management, an estimated $244M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF seller in Q2 2016 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $89.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.