Vanguard Real Estate ETF
1,575 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.1B invested in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 97 funds opening new positions, 657 increasing their positions, 634 reducing their positions, and 148 closing their positions.
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 657 | Existing positions reduced: 634
0.75% less ownership
Funds ownership: 59.23% → 58.49% (-0.75%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,641 → 1,575 (-66)
11% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 158 → 140 (-18)
20% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $27.6B → $22.1B (-$5.54B)
34% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 97 | Existing positions closed: 148
78% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $59.3M | Put options by funds: $271M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$563M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$119M |
| 3 |
KC
Kepos Capital
New York
|
+$113M |
| 4 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$72M |
| 5 |
IG
ING Group
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$40.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$477M |
| 2 |
CIAS
CFS Investment Advisory Services
Totowa,
New Jersey
|
-$246M |
| 3 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
-$209M |
| 4 |
Truist Financial
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$184M |
| 5 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$142M |
VNQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review
1,575 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $22.1B — down 20% from $27.6B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 148 funds closed out of VNQ and 97 opened new positions — a net loss of 51 holders — while 634 trimmed existing stakes and 657 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $563M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $477M.
- 1,575 institutional investors held Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) as of Q2 2022, down from 1,641 in Q1 2022.
- Funds reported $22.1B of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock for Q2 2022, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 97 funds opened new Vanguard Real Estate ETF positions in Q2 2022 and 148 closed out, a net change of -51 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF buyer in Q2 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $563M added.
- The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF seller in Q2 2022 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $477M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.