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Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ

851 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.9B invested in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 413 increasing their positions, 279 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

48% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 413 | Existing positions reduced: 279

48% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 65 | Existing positions closed: 44

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 127 → 137 (+10)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 837 → 851 (+14)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.5B → $18.9B (-$597M)

3.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 57.22% → 54.17% (-3.1%)

79% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $118M | Put options by funds: $554M

Holders
851
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+1.67%
% of All Funds
22.7%
Holding in Top 10
137
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.87%
% of All Funds
3.65%
New
65
Increased
413
Reduced
279
Closed
44
Calls
$118M
Puts
$554M
Net Calls
-$436M
Net Calls Change
-$678M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$151M
2
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
+$117M
3
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$96.7M
4
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
+$72.5M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$66.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$423M
2
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
-$195M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$132M
4
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
-$109M
5
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$80.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IA
151
IFP Advisors
Florida
$11.3M +$1.76M +19,727 +18%
AIP
152
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$11.2M +$771K +8,639 +7%
CCM
153
Covington Capital Management
California
$11.1M +$3.62M +40,589 +47%
KC
154
Kepos Capital
New York
$11.1M +$3.93M +44,100 +53%
TFA
155
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$11M -$2.09M -23,402 -16%
JFG
156
JMG Financial Group
Illinois
$11M +$218K +2,447 +2%
FA
157
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$11M -$2.46M -27,591 -18%
NSLI
158
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$10.9M +$11.2M +126,112 New
HCM
159
Harvest Capital Management
New Hampshire
$10.8M -$159K -1,785 -1%
HF
160
HRT Financial
New York
$10.8M +$1.2M +13,447 +12%
HA
161
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
$10.8M -$106K -1,190 -0.9%
Natixis Advisors
162
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$10.6M +$182K +2,037 +2%
EWM
163
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$10.6M -$1.2M -13,473 -10%
BCM
164
BTC Capital Management
Iowa
$10.5M +$10.8M +120,714 New
JA
165
JOYN Advisors
Georgia
$10.5M +$390K +4,377 +4%
CCA
166
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$10.4M +$10.7M +120,401 New
SB
167
Simmons Bank
Arkansas
$10.4M +$916K +10,270 +9%
PA
168
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$10.4M +$619K +6,944 +6%
GLA
169
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$10.4M +$665K +7,450 +7%
CA
170
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$10.2M +$1.58M +17,693 +18%
EDRS
171
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
$10.2M +$5.76M +64,621 +121%
AI
172
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$10.2M -$1.34M -14,981 -11%
AC
173
Addenda Capital
Quebec, Canada
$10.2M – – –
VKH
174
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$10.2M +$10.2M +114,826 +4,808%
REMPR
175
Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta (REMP)
California
$10.1M +$989K +11,083 +10%
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VNQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

851 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $18.9B — down 3.1% from $19.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 65 funds opened new VNQ positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 413 added to existing stakes and 279 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $151M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $423M.

  • 851 institutional investors held Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) as of Q3 2016, up from 837 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $18.9B of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock for Q3 2016, down 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 65 funds opened new Vanguard Real Estate ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 44 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $151M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $423M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.