Vanguard Real Estate ETF
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.
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%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$244M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$241M |
| 3 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$147M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$125M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$62M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$89.5M |
| 2 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$63.4M |
| 3 |
CIM
Calvert Investment Management
Bethesda,
Maryland
|
-$38.4M |
| 4 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$29.1M |
| 5 |
SM
Seminole Management
New York
|
-$25.4M |
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.