Vanguard Real Estate ETF
616 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.9B invested in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 315 increasing their positions, 158 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
139% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 23
99% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 315 | Existing positions reduced: 158
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.1B → $13.9B (+$1.79B)
5% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 93 → 98 (+5)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 588 → 616 (+28)
0.69% more ownership
Funds ownership: 57.44% → 58.13% (+0.69%)
17% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $14.3M | Put options by funds: $17.1M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$553M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$105M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$64M |
| 4 |
KAH
Kathryn A. Hall
|
+$56M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$52.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$149M |
| 2 |
HS
HighVista Strategies
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$34.6M |
| 3 |
TAIM
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Omaha,
Nebraska
|
-$33.8M |
| 4 |
FWP
FAS Wealth Partners
Leawood,
Kansas
|
-$28.3M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$25.5M |
VNQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
616 of the 3,491 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $13.9B — up 15% from $12.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new VNQ positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 315 added to existing stakes and 158 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Windhaven Investment Management, adding an estimated $553M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $149M.
- 616 institutional investors held Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) as of Q2 2014, up from 588 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $13.9B of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 55 funds opened new Vanguard Real Estate ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 23 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Windhaven Investment Management, an estimated $553M added.
- The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF seller in Q2 2014 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $149M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.