Vanguard Real Estate ETF
945 hedge funds and large institutions have $19B invested in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 97 funds opening new positions, 459 increasing their positions, 302 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.
116% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 97 | Existing positions closed: 45
52% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 459 | Existing positions reduced: 302
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 904 → 945 (+41)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18.3B → $19B (+$688M)
0.71% less ownership
Funds ownership: 56.41% → 55.69% (-0.71%)
4% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 134 → 129 (-5)
24% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $289M | Put options by funds: $381M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$512M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$162M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$119M |
| 4 |
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$117M |
| 5 |
VA
Valmark Advisers
Akron,
Ohio
|
+$92.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$710M |
| 2 |
IRF
IBM Retirement Fund
Armonk,
New York
|
-$263M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$77.7M |
| 4 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
-$45.6M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$40.3M |
VNQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
945 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $19B — up 3.8% from $18.3B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 97 funds opened new VNQ positions and 45 closed out — a net gain of 52 holders — while 459 added to existing stakes and 302 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $512M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $710M.
- 945 institutional investors held Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) as of Q1 2017, up from 904 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $19B of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 97 funds opened new Vanguard Real Estate ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 45 closed out, a net change of +52 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $512M added.
- The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $710M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.