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Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF
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86 hedge funds and large institutions have $680M invested in Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

213% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 8

95% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $348M → $680M (+$332M)

60% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 20

23% more funds holding

Funds holding: 70 → 86 (+16)

5% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.64M | Put options by funds: $4.41M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
86
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+22.86%
% of All Funds
2.5%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
25
Increased
32
Reduced
20
Closed
8
Calls
$4.64M
Puts
$4.41M
Net Calls
+$236K
Net Calls Change
-$2.85M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$299M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$23.8M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$9.07M
4
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
+$6.99M
5
VCM
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
+$5.85M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MWM
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
-$7M
2
Comerica Bank
Comerica Bank
Texas
-$6.8M
3
CIA
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
-$4.79M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.49M
5
CNB
City National Bank
California
-$1.41M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
V
51
Veritable
Delaware
$500K +$164K +2,901 +46%
LS
52
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$401K -$8.74K -155 -2%
FAAS
53
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$397K -$61.8K -1,097 -13%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
54
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$384K -$15.8K -280 -4%
WT
55
Wilmington Trust
Delaware
$351K +$364K +6,448 New
AIG
56
American International Group
New York
$337K +$16.1K +285 +5%
IFB
57
iAB Financial Bank
Indiana
$320K +$11.3K +200 +4%
Bank of Montreal
58
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$313K +$109K +1,931 +51%
LTFS
59
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$293K +$1.92K +34 +0.6%
GA
60
GFS Advisors
Texas
$283K +$26.3K +467 +10%
Verition Fund Management
61
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$279K +$289K +5,124 New
Rafferty Asset Management
62
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$272K -$8.85K -157 -3%
BJL
63
Brighton Jones LLC
Washington
$253K +$262K +4,653 New
TIM
64
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$237K +$19.7K +350 +9%
Ameriprise
65
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$181K -$8.51K -151 -4%
US Bancorp
66
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$132K +$120K +2,123 +683%
PFA
67
Paradigm Financial Advisors
Missouri
$117K +$121K +2,146 New
Invesco
68
Invesco
Georgia
$82K – – –
PO
69
Private Ocean
California
$63K +$65.5K +1,162 New
WT
70
Whittier Trust
California
$54K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
71
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$47K – – –
NES
72
New England Securities
New York
$25K +$4.23K +75 +19%
Canada Life
73
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$17K +$16.7K +297 New
ASN
74
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$17K +$17.9K +318 New
M
75
MOTCO
Texas
$15K – – –
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VNQI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

86 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF (VNQI) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $680M — up 95% from $348M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new VNQI positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Windhaven Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $299M. The largest seller was Merriman Wealth Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $7M sold.

  • 86 institutional investors held Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF (VNQI) as of Q4 2013, up from 70 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $680M of Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 95% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 8 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Windhaven Investment Management, an estimated $299M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Merriman Wealth Management, an estimated $7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.