Vanguard Real Estate ETF
944 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.2B invested in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 61 funds opening new positions, 423 increasing their positions, 342 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.
45% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 42
24% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 423 | Existing positions reduced: 342
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 932 → 944 (+12)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $19B → $19.2B (+$158M)
0.8% more ownership
Funds ownership: 55.23% → 56.03% (+0.8%)
4% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 125 → 120 (-5)
58% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $199M | Put options by funds: $471M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MTWSIF
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
+$85.7M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$74M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$67.7M |
| 4 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$66.7M |
| 5 |
IG
ING Group
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$50.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$213M |
| 2 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$97.7M |
| 3 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$66.2M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$36.1M |
| 5 |
DCC
Dow Chemical Company
Midland,
Michigan
|
-$25.5M |
VNQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
944 of the 4,022 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $19.2B — up 0.83% from $19B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 61 funds opened new VNQ positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 423 added to existing stakes and 342 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund, adding an estimated $85.7M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $213M.
- 944 institutional investors held Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) as of Q3 2017, up from 932 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $19.2B of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 0.83% quarter-over-quarter.
- 61 funds opened new Vanguard Real Estate ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 42 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund, an estimated $85.7M added.
- The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $213M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.