Vanguard Real Estate ETF
1,219 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.2B invested in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 86 funds opening new positions, 371 increasing their positions, 591 reducing their positions, and 127 closing their positions.
25% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.21B | Put options by funds: $967M
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $15.1B → $16.2B (+$1.07B)
1.31% more ownership
Funds ownership: 55.69% → 57% (+1.3%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,273 → 1,219 (-54)
6% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 122 → 115 (-7)
32% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 86 | Existing positions closed: 127
37% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 371 | Existing positions reduced: 591
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$775M |
| 2 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$133M |
| 3 |
LM
Legg Mason
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$122M |
| 4 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$102M |
| 5 |
RC
RegentAtlantic Capital
Morristown,
New Jersey
|
+$63.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$215M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$210M |
| 3 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$153M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$123M |
| 5 |
MTWSIF
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
-$115M |
VNQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
1,219 of the 4,888 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $16.2B — up 7.1% from $15.1B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 127 funds closed out of VNQ and 86 opened new positions — a net loss of 41 holders — while 591 trimmed existing stakes and 371 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $775M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $215M.
- 1,219 institutional investors held Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) as of Q2 2020, down from 1,273 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $16.2B of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 7.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 86 funds opened new Vanguard Real Estate ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 127 closed out, a net change of -41 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $775M added.
- The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $215M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.