Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
1,466 hedge funds and large institutions have $67B invested in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 246 funds opening new positions, 616 increasing their positions, 466 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.
373% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 246 | Existing positions closed: 52
90% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $13.3M | Put options by funds: $6.98M
32% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 616 | Existing positions reduced: 466
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $57.1B → $67B (+$9.88B)
16% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 267 → 311 (+44)
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,296 → 1,466 (+170)
0.31% more ownership
Funds ownership: 76.36% → 76.67% (+0.31%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$235M |
| 2 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$197M |
| 3 |
Betterment LLC
New York
|
+$177M |
| 4 |
PFO
Pathstone Family Office
Englewood,
New Jersey
|
+$150M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$135M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$369M |
| 2 |
CCFM
Clear Creek Financial Management
Silverdale,
Washington
|
-$304M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$170M |
| 4 |
SCM
SCS Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$152M |
| 5 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$112M |
VEA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review
1,466 of the 5,652 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $67B — up 17% from $57.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 246 funds opened new VEA positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 194 holders — while 616 added to existing stakes and 466 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $235M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $369M.
- 1,466 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) as of Q4 2020, up from 1,296 in Q3 2020.
- Funds reported $67B of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 246 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 52 closed out, a net change of +194 holders.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Bank of America, an estimated $235M added.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $369M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.