Vanguard Real Estate ETF
1,024 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.9B invested in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 76 funds opening new positions, 380 increasing their positions, 450 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.
31% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 76 | Existing positions closed: 58
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $17.4B → $17.9B (+$532M)
1% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 108 → 109 (+1)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,016 → 1,024 (+8)
1.52% less ownership
Funds ownership: 58.84% → 57.32% (-1.5%)
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 380 | Existing positions reduced: 450
82% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $121M | Put options by funds: $669M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$241M |
| 2 |
JMPWA
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$99.3M |
| 3 |
TI
Truepoint Inc
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
+$84.5M |
| 4 |
SLF
Sun Life Financial
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$75M |
| 5 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$72.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$732M |
| 2 |
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$189M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$136M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$118M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$96.4M |
VNQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
1,024 of the 4,385 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $17.9B — up 3.1% from $17.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 76 funds opened new VNQ positions and 58 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 380 added to existing stakes and 450 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Prudential Financial, adding an estimated $241M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $732M.
- 1,024 institutional investors held Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) as of Q2 2018, up from 1,016 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $17.9B of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 76 funds opened new Vanguard Real Estate ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 58 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Prudential Financial, an estimated $241M added.
- The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $732M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.