Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL
167 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.53B invested in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
82% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $840M → $1.53B (+$692M)
72% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 18
19.2% more ownership
Funds ownership: 31.36% → 50.57% (+19%)
18% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 44
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 156 → 167 (+11)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 15 (0)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $453K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$25.5M |
| 2 |
HTC
Haverford Trust Company
Radnor,
Pennsylvania
|
+$17.7M |
| 3 |
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnetonka,
Minnesota
|
+$8.37M |
| 4 |
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$8.14M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$8.06M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BGDI
BW Gestao de Investimentos
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
|
-$37.8M |
| 2 |
FMI
Factory Mutual Insurance
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$7.09M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$6.56M |
| 4 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$5.27M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$3.64M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
176
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$69K | -1,290 | Closed |
|
|
RCG
177
Ruggie Capital Group
Tavares,
Florida
| – | -$50K | -840 | Closed |
|
|
ACM
178
Argentus Capital Management
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$37.7K | -657 | Closed |
|
|
CK
179
Carnick & Kubik
Colorado Springs,
Colorado
| – | -$31.9K | -595 | Closed |
|
|
RIA
180
Regal Investment Advisors
Kentwood,
Michigan
| – | -$23K | -441 | Closed |
|
|
EFSCE
181
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Clayton,
Missouri
| – | -$17K | -314 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
182
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$11K | -200 | Closed |
|
|
W
183
Wealthfront
Palo Alto,
California
| – | -$8K | -144 | Closed |
|
|
HCMT
184
Highland Capital Management (Tennessee)
Memphis,
Tennessee
| – | -$4K | -75 | Closed |
|
|
TFA
185
Transamerica Financial Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
| – | -$1K | -1 | Closed |
|
VPL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
167 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (VPL) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.53B — up 82% from $840M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new VPL positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.
The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $25.5M. The largest seller was BW Gestao de Investimentos, exiting entirely with an estimated $37.8M sold.
- 167 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (VPL) as of Q4 2015, up from 156 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $1.53B of Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 82% quarter-over-quarter.
- 31 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 18 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $25.5M added.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF seller in Q4 2015 was BW Gestao de Investimentos, an estimated $37.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.