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Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
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529 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.9B invested in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 92 funds opening new positions, 252 increasing their positions, 120 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

197% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 92 | Existing positions closed: 31

110% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 252 | Existing positions reduced: 120

79% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.59M | Put options by funds: $1.45M

15% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 98 → 113 (+15)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 476 → 529 (+53)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $14.8B → $15.9B (+$1.07B)

1.52% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.85% → 65.37% (+1.5%)

Holders
529
Holders Change
+53
Holders Change %
+11.13%
% of All Funds
14.11%
Holding in Top 10
113
Holding in Top 10 Change
+15
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+15.31%
% of All Funds
3.01%
New
92
Increased
252
Reduced
120
Closed
31
Calls
$2.59M
Puts
$1.45M
Net Calls
+$1.14M
Net Calls Change
-$260K

Top Buyers

1
SCM
SCS Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$593M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$179M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$116M
4
Comerica Bank
Comerica Bank
Texas
+$69.3M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$52.7M

Top Sellers

1
CNB
City National Bank
California
-$128M
2
KWILP
Kiwi Wealth Investments Limited Partnership
New Zealand
-$114M
3
CWA
Constellation Wealth Advisors
New York
-$112M
4
WCM
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$59.7M
5
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$30M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Comerica Bank
26
Comerica Bank
Texas
$123M +$69.3M +1,789,978 +124%
LPL Financial
27
LPL Financial
California
$107M +$14.4M +371,599 +15%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
28
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$107M +$18.3M +472,535 +20%
BOS
29
Bingham Osborn & Scarborough
California
$104M +$5.65M +145,902 +6%
MNA
30
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$97M – – –
DADC
31
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$96.7M +$8.19M +211,500 +9%
MOACM
32
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$91.5M – – –
AUIM
33
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$87.4M +$17M +440,142 +24%
BFPW
34
BOK Financial Private Wealth
Colorado
$82.5M -$1.34M -34,654 -2%
AA
35
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$79.2M +$6.99M +180,475 +9%
B
36
Baird
Wisconsin
$77.3M +$3.33M +85,974 +4%
MIS
37
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$76.8M +$4.19M +108,183 +6%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
38
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$75.8M – – –
TCT
39
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$73.9M +$7.52M +194,133 +11%
CS
40
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$72.3M +$37.8M +977,051 +105%
RFC
41
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$71.7M +$2.91M +75,249 +4%
MAA
42
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$71.4M +$1.35M +34,944 +2%
CB
43
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$69.7M +$1.31M +33,784 +2%
BP
44
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$61.3M +$17.1M +440,763 +37%
BTS
45
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$58.7M +$685K +17,687 +13%
HTC
46
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$56.9M +$1.17M +30,150 +2%
MRH
47
Montpelier Re Holdings
Bermuda
$55.5M +$4.89M +126,300 +9%
APCM
48
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Alaska
$55.1M -$9.56M -247,023 -15%
NMIS
49
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services
Wisconsin
$53.5M +$6.99M +180,489 +15%
EHPM
50
Emery Howard Portfolio Management
California
$53M +$3.27M +84,385 +6%
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VEA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

529 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $15.9B — up 7.2% from $14.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 92 funds opened new VEA positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 61 holders — while 252 added to existing stakes and 120 trimmed.

The largest buyer was SCS Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $593M. The largest seller was City National Bank, cutting an estimated $128M.

  • 529 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) as of Q4 2014, up from 476 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $15.9B of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 92 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 31 closed out, a net change of +61 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was SCS Capital Management, an estimated $593M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF seller in Q4 2014 was City National Bank, an estimated $128M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.