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Vanguard Real Estate ETF
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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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

Holders
1,174
Holders Change
+56
Holders Change %
+5.01%
% of All Funds
25.41%
Holding in Top 10
136
Holding in Top 10 Change
+14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.48%
% of All Funds
2.94%
New
139
Increased
459
Reduced
413
Closed
62
Calls
$171M
Puts
$407M
Net Calls
-$236M
Net Calls Change
+$1.03B

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$300M
2
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$294M
3
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
+$160M
4
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$111M
5
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
+$93.7M

Top Sellers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$274M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$258M
3
Nomura Holdings
Nomura Holdings
Japan
-$97.3M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$83.9M
5
Fifth Third Bancorp
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
-$43.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FSWA
76
Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors
Texas
$37.6M +$35.8M +433,130 New
WCM
77
Woodson Capital Management
Connecticut
$36.5M +$4.13M +50,000 +14%
PNC
78
Park National Corp
Ohio
$36.4M -$584K -7,073 -2%
TNBTD
79
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$35.6M +$1.11M +13,394 +3%
TF
80
TIAA FSB
Florida
$35.1M -$410K -4,967 -1%
LC
81
Lourd Capital
California
$34.5M -$9.57M -115,802 -23%
MPWT
82
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$34.2M +$953K +11,538 +3%
MIA
83
MainStreet Investment Advisors
Illinois
$33.6M +$1.69M +20,444 +6%
SHGA
84
Sand Hill Global Advisors
California
$33.4M +$591K +7,149 +2%
BFPW
85
BOK Financial Private Wealth
Colorado
$33.3M -$5.14M -62,204 -14%
FMLI
86
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$33.3M – – –
Baird Financial Group
87
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$32.8M -$2.84M -34,356 -8%
FAAS
88
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$30.8M +$3.74M +45,330 +15%
N
89
Nuveen
North Carolina
$30.4M – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
90
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$29.9M +$25.6M +310,305 +924%
EHPM
91
Emery Howard Portfolio Management
California
$29.2M +$103K +1,241 +0.4%
MWP
92
Moller Wealth Partners
$28.6M +$12.9M +156,547 +91%
BP
93
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$28.4M +$700K +8,473 +3%
CAAS
94
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$28.3M -$3.86M -46,682 -13%
UB
95
UMB Bank
Missouri
$27.6M +$863K +10,441 +3%
CNHF
96
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
California
$27.6M -$15.6M -189,245 -37%
AIM
97
Acropolis Investment Management
Missouri
$27.4M -$481K -5,828 -2%
AA
98
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$27M +$955K +11,561 +4%
RW
99
REDW Wealth
New Mexico
$26.9M +$2.06M +24,989 +9%
TWM
100
Tanglewood Wealth Management
Texas
$26.6M -$4.18M -50,600 -14%
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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.