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Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF

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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 152184 (+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: 87 (-1)

Holders
184
Holders Change
+32
Holders Change %
+21.05%
% of All Funds
4.83%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
40
Increased
68
Reduced
51
Closed
6
Calls
$14.6M
Puts
$7.73M
Net Calls
+$6.9M
Net Calls Change
-$4.68M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WIM
1
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$495M -$101M -1,927,780 -17%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$158M -$7M -133,208 -4%
CSIA
3
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$101M +$23M +437,314 +28%
HT
4
Hefren-Tillotson
Pennsylvania
$56.8M -$2.27M -43,177 -4%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$55.4M -$6.22M -118,374 -10%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$52.1M +$6.7M +127,446 +14%
D.E. Shaw & Co
7
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$50.5M +$20M +379,993 +63%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$49.5M +$12.2M +231,355 +31%
US Bancorp
9
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$41.1M +$6.65M +126,447 +19%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$37.9M +$39M +741,941 New
TAIM
11
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$33.8M +$1.25M +23,738 +4%
BlackRock
12
BlackRock
New York
$33.5M +$34.4M +655,137 New
PCA
13
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$32.6M +$3.65M +69,376 +12%
Jane Street
14
Jane Street
New York
$31.3M +$13.8M +263,087 +75%
WCM
15
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
$27.9M +$3.96M +75,357 +16%
JA
16
JOYN Advisors
Georgia
$25.3M -$653K -12,430 -2%
Susquehanna International Group
17
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$13.4M +$8.23M +156,659 +148%
LPL Financial
18
LPL Financial
California
$13.3M +$4.19M +79,765 +43%
AssetMark Inc
19
AssetMark Inc
California
$13.3M +$9.88M +187,907 +262%
VCM
20
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
$12.2M +$145K +2,760 +1%
Creative Planning
21
Creative Planning
Kansas
$10.3M -$15.8M -300,406 -60%
Bank of Montreal
22
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$10.1M -$2.74M -52,049 -21%
JFG
23
JMG Financial Group
Illinois
$9.37M -$143K -2,716 -1%
WC
24
Whitnell & Co
Illinois
$9.14M +$1.27M +24,211 +16%
AC
25
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$8.63M +$49.2K +936 +0.6%

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.