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Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
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1,057 hedge funds and large institutions have $53.3B invested in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 82 funds opening new positions, 494 increasing their positions, 334 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

74% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.29M | Put options by funds: $2.47M

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 49

48% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 494 | Existing positions reduced: 334

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,029 → 1,057 (+28)

1.55% more ownership

Funds ownership: 73.61% → 75.17% (+1.6%)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $51.3B → $53.3B (+$2.07B)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 270 → 258 (-12)

Holders
1,057
Holders Change
+28
Holders Change %
+2.72%
% of All Funds
24.17%
Holding in Top 10
258
Holding in Top 10 Change
-12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-4.44%
% of All Funds
5.9%
New
82
Increased
494
Reduced
334
Closed
49
Calls
$4.29M
Puts
$2.47M
Net Calls
+$1.82M
Net Calls Change
+$458K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$379M
2
JMPWA
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
+$189M
3
TAIM
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
+$160M
4
JRP
Jasper Ridge Partners
California
+$141M
5
W
Wealthfront
California
+$118M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FCI
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
-$235M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$215M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$209M
4
Betterment LLC
Betterment LLC
New York
-$192M
5
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$129M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HWA
1001
Heritage Wealth Advisors
Virginia
$48K +$48.2K +1,118 New
CDIA
1002
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$47K +$45.3K +1,051 +2,766%
BDWM
1003
Brewin Dolphin Wealth Management
Ireland
$45.4K – – –
1IA
1004
1834 Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$44K – – –
JGIA
1005
Jackson Grant Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$43K – – –
MM
1006
Main Management
California
$43K +$43.8K +1,016 New
IF
1007
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$42K – – –
PG
1008
Patten Group
Tennessee
$40K -$76.9K -1,785 -66%
CCM
1009
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$39K +$12.9K +300 +50%
GEA
1010
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$33.3K – – –
RFM
1011
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$33K -$4.97M -115,386 -99%
IP
1012
Intellectus Partners
California
$32K – – –
MWPCG
1013
Measured Wealth Private Client Group
New Hampshire
$32K +$32K +742 New
SWMG
1014
Signature Wealth Management Group
Georgia
$29K – – –
FGAM
1015
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$28K +$12K +278 +63%
MFT
1016
Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo
Florida
$28K +$22.3K +517 +427%
HFM
1017
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$27K +$1.94K +45 +8%
CWM
1018
Catamount Wealth Management
Connecticut
$26K – – –
FWM
1019
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$25K – – –
ME
1020
McIlrath & Eck
Washington
$25K +$4.31K +100 +20%
CHP
1021
Cable Hill Partners
Oregon
$24K – – –
SNT
1022
Security National Trust
West Virginia
$22K – – –
QCIG
1023
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$18K – – –
PCA
1024
Peddock Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$16K – – –
GI
1025
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$15K -$29.1K -675 -66%
39 40
41
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VEA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

1,057 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $53.3B — up 4% from $51.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 82 funds opened new VEA positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 33 holders — while 494 added to existing stakes and 334 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $379M. The largest seller was Financial Counselors Inc, cutting an estimated $235M.

  • 1,057 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) as of Q3 2018, up from 1,029 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $53.3B of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 82 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 49 closed out, a net change of +33 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $379M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Financial Counselors Inc, an estimated $235M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.