Vanguard Real Estate ETF
1,640 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.6B invested in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 108 funds opening new positions, 758 increasing their positions, 592 reducing their positions, and 123 closing their positions.
28% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 758 | Existing positions reduced: 592
0.69% less ownership
Funds ownership: 59.32% → 58.63% (-0.69%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,677 → 1,640 (-37)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $29.5B → $27.6B (-$1.81B)
7% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 168 → 157 (-11)
12% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 108 | Existing positions closed: 123
53% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $84M | Put options by funds: $178M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$200M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$159M |
| 3 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$86.1M |
| 4 |
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$78.3M |
| 5 |
B
Bailard
Foster City,
California
|
+$67.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$351M |
| 2 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$56.2M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$50.1M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$40.9M |
| 5 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$39.5M |
VNQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review
1,640 of the 6,360 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $27.6B — down 6.1% from $29.5B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 123 funds closed out of VNQ and 108 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 592 trimmed existing stakes and 758 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $200M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $351M.
- 1,640 institutional investors held Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ) as of Q1 2022, down from 1,677 in Q4 2021.
- Funds reported $27.6B of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock for Q1 2022, down 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 108 funds opened new Vanguard Real Estate ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 123 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $200M added.
- The largest Vanguard Real Estate ETF seller in Q1 2022 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $351M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.