Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF
VNQI
184 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.53B invested in Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
567% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 6
89% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $14.6M | Put options by funds: $7.73M
33% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 51
21% more funds holding
Funds holding: 152 → 184 (+32)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.51B → $1.53B (+$21.9M)
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 7 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
+$39M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$34.4M |
| 3 |
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
San Francisco,
California
|
+$23M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$20M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$13.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$101M |
| 2 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$15.8M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$11.9M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$7M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$6.22M |
VNQI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
184 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF (VNQI) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.53B — up 1.4% from $1.51B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new VNQI positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Institutional Trust, opening a new position worth an estimated $39M. The largest seller was Windhaven Investment Management, cutting an estimated $101M.
- 184 institutional investors held Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF (VNQI) as of Q4 2015, up from 152 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $1.53B of Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 40 funds opened new Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $39M added.
- The largest Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Windhaven Investment Management, an estimated $101M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.