Vanguard Real Estate ETF
1,346 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.9B invested in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 128 funds opening new positions, 582 increasing their positions, 490 reducing their positions, and 90 closing their positions.
42% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 128 | Existing positions closed: 90
19% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 582 | Existing positions reduced: 490
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18.1B → $20.9B (+$2.78B)
9% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 97 → 106 (+9)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,321 → 1,346 (+25)
0.62% less ownership
Funds ownership: 58.61% → 57.98% (-0.62%)
71% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $134M | Put options by funds: $464M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$150M |
| 2 |
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$130M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$109M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$100M |
| 5 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
+$96.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CI Investments Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$122M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$70.6M |
| 3 |
SS
Simplicity Solutions
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$43.5M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$38.3M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$34.8M |
VNQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
1,346 of the 5,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $20.9B — up 15% from $18.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 128 funds opened new VNQ positions and 90 closed out — a net gain of 38 holders — while 582 added to existing stakes and 490 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Creative Planning, adding an estimated $150M. The largest seller was CI Investments Inc, exiting entirely with an estimated $122M sold.
- 1,346 institutional investors held Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) as of Q1 2021, up from 1,321 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $20.9B of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 128 funds opened new Vanguard Real Estate ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 90 closed out, a net change of +38 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Creative Planning, an estimated $150M added.
- The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF seller in Q1 2021 was CI Investments Inc, an estimated $122M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.