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Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ

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
Nisa Investment Advisors
1176
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
– -$40.3M -540,197 Closed
Voloridge Investment Management
1177
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
– -$24.7M -331,568 Closed
NSLI
1178
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
– -$23.5M -315,258 Closed
Squarepoint
1179
Squarepoint
New York
– -$12.8M -172,140 Closed
AF
1180
Ally Financial
Michigan
– -$10.1M -135,000 Closed
TRCT
1181
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$6.12M -82,077 Closed
VF
1182
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$3.76M -50,468 Closed
TSS
1183
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$2.57M -34,509 Closed
MIM
1184
Marco Investment Management
Georgia
– -$2.29M -30,640 Closed
HHGA
1185
Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors
California
– -$1.84M -24,660 Closed
GEM
1186
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
– -$1.66M -22,200 Closed
RCS
1187
Retirement Capital Strategies
California
– -$1.61M -21,660 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
1188
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– -$1.6M -19,426 -100%
Walleye Trading
1189
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$1.45M -17,537 Closed
CCM
1190
Canal Capital Management
Virginia
– -$1.19M -15,952 Closed
VV
1191
Valentine Ventures
Oregon
– -$1.07M -14,306 Closed
FIMS
1192
FBL Investment Management Services
Iowa
– -$953K -12,779 Closed
PP
1193
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
– -$933K -12,518 Closed
QAM
1194
Q3 Asset Management
Michigan
– -$926K -12,417 Closed
APCM
1195
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Alaska
– -$870K -11,680 Closed
BAM
1196
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
– -$778K -10,439 Closed
BWM
1197
BT Wealth Management
Georgia
– -$873K -10,330 Closed
EFS
1198
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
– -$721K -9,668 Closed
S
1199
Surevest
California
– -$610K -8,175 Closed
SAM
1200
Sawgrass Asset Management
Florida
– -$568K -7,621 Closed
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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.