Vanguard Real Estate ETF
931 hedge funds and large institutions have $19B invested in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 447 increasing their positions, 323 reducing their positions, and 64 closing their positions.
38% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 447 | Existing positions reduced: 323
0% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $19B → $19B (-$23.6M)
0.46% less ownership
Funds ownership: 55.69% → 55.23% (-0.46%)
3% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $186M | Put options by funds: $191M
3% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 64
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 945 → 931 (-14)
3% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 129 → 125 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$106M |
| 2 |
FQ
First Quadrant
Glendale,
California
|
+$98.6M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$82.1M |
| 4 |
SLF
Sun Life Financial
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$80.1M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$64.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$336M |
| 2 |
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$144M |
| 3 |
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
-$103M |
| 4 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$84.3M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$69.6M |
VNQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
931 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $19B — down 0.12% from $19B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 64 funds closed out of VNQ and 62 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 323 trimmed existing stakes and 447 added.
The largest buyer was HSBC Holdings, adding an estimated $106M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $336M.
- 931 institutional investors held Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) as of Q2 2017, down from 945 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $19B of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock for Q2 2017, down 0.12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 62 funds opened new Vanguard Real Estate ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 64 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was HSBC Holdings, an estimated $106M added.
- The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $336M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.