Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
1,631 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.2B invested in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 100 funds opening new positions, 649 increasing their positions, 686 reducing their positions, and 113 closing their positions.
8% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $248M | Put options by funds: $229M
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $21.2B → $20.2B (-$926M)
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 649 | Existing positions reduced: 686
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,670 → 1,631 (-39)
4.47% less ownership
Funds ownership: 64.04% → 59.57% (-4.5%)
12% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 100 | Existing positions closed: 113
12% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 124 → 109 (-15)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$376M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$111M |
| 3 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
+$110M |
| 4 |
Cetera Investment Advisers
Schaumburg,
Illinois
|
+$92.3M |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$70.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.14B |
| 2 |
Cerity Partners
New York
|
-$311M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$134M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$71M |
| 5 |
VU
Vanderbilt University
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$49.3M |
VNQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review
1,631 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $20.2B — down 4.4% from $21.2B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 113 funds closed out of VNQ and 100 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 686 trimmed existing stakes and 649 added.
The largest buyer was Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), adding an estimated $376M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $1.14B.
- 1,631 institutional investors held Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) as of Q1 2024, down from 1,670 in Q4 2023.
- Funds reported $20.2B of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock for Q1 2024, down 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 100 funds opened new Vanguard Real Estate ETF positions in Q1 2024 and 113 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF buyer in Q1 2024 was Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), an estimated $376M added.
- The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF seller in Q1 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.14B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.