Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
1,003 hedge funds and large institutions have $50.1B invested in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 173 funds opening new positions, 490 increasing their positions, 238 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
652% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 173 | Existing positions closed: 23
106% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 490 | Existing positions reduced: 238
16% more funds holding
Funds holding: 864 → 1,003 (+139)
13% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 236 → 266 (+30)
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $47B → $50.1B (+$3.13B)
1.21% less ownership
Funds ownership: 74.68% → 73.48% (-1.2%)
34% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.57M | Put options by funds: $3.9M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$432M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$219M |
| 3 |
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$209M |
| 4 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$208M |
| 5 |
Jones Financial Companies
Des Peres,
Missouri
|
+$171M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$472M |
| 2 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$347M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$334M |
| 4 |
Betterment LLC
New York
|
-$274M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$64.1M |
VEA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
1,003 of the 4,410 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $50.1B — up 6.7% from $47B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 173 funds opened new VEA positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 150 holders — while 490 added to existing stakes and 238 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $432M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $472M.
- 1,003 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) as of Q4 2017, up from 864 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $50.1B of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 173 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 23 closed out, a net change of +150 holders.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $432M added.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF seller in Q4 2017 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $472M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.