Vanguard Real Estate ETF
852 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.2B invested in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 65 funds opening new positions, 415 increasing their positions, 278 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.
49% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 415 | Existing positions reduced: 278
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: 838 → 852 (+14)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $19.5B → $19.2B (-$340M)
79% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $118M | Put options by funds: $554M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$151M |
| 2 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
+$117M |
| 3 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$96.7M |
| 4 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
+$72.5M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$66.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$423M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$132M |
| 3 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$109M |
| 4 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$80.2M |
| 5 |
FIM
Freedom Investment Management
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
-$67.7M |
VNQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
852 of the 3,759 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $19.2B — down 1.7% 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 415 added to existing stakes and 278 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $151M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $423M.
- 852 institutional investors held Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) as of Q3 2016, up from 838 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $19.2B of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock for Q3 2016, down 1.7% 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.