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Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA

863 hedge funds and large institutions have $47B invested in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 492 increasing their positions, 201 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

217% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.7M | Put options by funds: $3.68M

145% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 492 | Existing positions reduced: 201

108% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 36

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $40.6B → $47B (+$6.4B)

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 219 → 235 (+16)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 832 → 863 (+31)

0.68% more ownership

Funds ownership: 73.94% → 74.63% (+0.68%)

Holders
863
Holders Change
+31
Holders Change %
+3.73%
% of All Funds
21.52%
Holding in Top 10
235
Holding in Top 10 Change
+16
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.31%
% of All Funds
5.86%
New
75
Increased
492
Reduced
201
Closed
36
Calls
$11.7M
Puts
$3.68M
Net Calls
+$7.98M
Net Calls Change
+$8.46M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$540M
2
MFRM
Milliman Financial Risk Management
Illinois
+$395M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$362M
4
Betterment LLC
Betterment LLC
New York
+$279M
5
SEI Investments
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
+$202M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$91.7M
2
SS
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
-$47.6M
3
PAS
Park Avenue Securities
New York
-$30.4M
4
AF
Ally Financial
Michigan
-$15.9M
5
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
-$14.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CA
76
Cambridge Associates
Massachusetts
$65.8M +$31.8M +750,317 +98%
LNC
77
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$65.5M +$5.74M +135,184 +10%
PA
78
Planning Alternatives
Michigan
$64.8M -$827K -19,495 -1%
SIC
79
Sigma Investment Counselors
Michigan
$64.8M +$4.67M +110,032 +8%
OIM
80
Opus Investment Management
Massachusetts
$64M -$9.31M -219,400 -13%
AWM
81
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$63.5M +$12.3M +289,272 +25%
BOH
82
Bank of Hawaii
Hawaii
$61.8M +$1.99M +47,002 +3%
GFPC
83
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$60.5M +$12.7M +298,429 +27%
HPC
84
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$60.3M +$8.75M +206,166 +17%
Comerica Bank
85
Comerica Bank
Texas
$60.1M +$2.33M +54,837 +4%
CTB
86
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
$59.5M +$156K +3,673 +0.3%
MA
87
MUFG Americas
New York
$57.4M +$11.7M +275,573 +26%
RMDI
88
R.M. Davis Inc
Maine
$57.2M +$3.11M +73,220 +6%
UCFA
89
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$56.8M +$877K +20,665 +2%
EHPM
90
Emery Howard Portfolio Management
California
$55.9M -$143K -3,362 -0.3%
GT
91
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$55.8M +$2.34M +55,202 +4%
JMPWA
92
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$55.5M +$663K +15,616 +1%
HP
93
HT Partners
Connecticut
$54.2M -$2.5M -59,000 -5%
VM
94
VPR Management
Texas
$53.8M – – –
BlackRock
95
BlackRock
New York
$53.5M -$650K -15,311 -1%
FMII
96
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$53M +$6.32M +148,971 +14%
HNB
97
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$51.6M – – –
ICOA
98
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$51.5M +$2.27M +53,622 +5%
FA
99
FCG Advisors
New Jersey
$50.9M +$96.6K +2,278 +0.2%
Bank of Montreal
100
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$50.6M -$91.7M -2,160,643 -65%
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VEA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

863 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $47B — up 16% from $40.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 75 funds opened new VEA positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 39 holders — while 492 added to existing stakes and 201 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $540M. The largest seller was Bank of Montreal, cutting an estimated $91.7M.

  • 863 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) as of Q3 2017, up from 832 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $47B of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 75 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 36 closed out, a net change of +39 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $540M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $91.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.