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Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
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2,148 hedge funds and large institutions have $102B invested in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 143 funds opening new positions, 1,036 increasing their positions, 757 reducing their positions, and 86 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

104% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19M | Put options by funds: $9.31M

66% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 143 | Existing positions closed: 86

37% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,036 | Existing positions reduced: 757

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $91.4B → $102B (+$10.3B)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,122 → 2,148 (+26)

2% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 468 → 460 (-8)

2.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 79.21% → 77.07% (-2.1%)

Holders
2,148
Holders Change
+26
Holders Change %
+1.23%
% of All Funds
30.94%
Holding in Top 10
460
Holding in Top 10 Change
-8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-1.71%
% of All Funds
6.63%
New
143
Increased
1,036
Reduced
757
Closed
86
Calls
$19M
Puts
$9.31M
Net Calls
+$9.66M
Net Calls Change
-$21.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Betterment LLC
Betterment LLC
New York
+$456M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$406M
3
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$328M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$284M
5
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$132M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.61B
2
MIS
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
-$292M
3
Cerity Partners
Cerity Partners
New York
-$276M
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$262M
5
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$241M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FI
1876
FWG Investments
Kentucky
$262K -$9.22K -191 -4%
MLL
1877
Moody Lynn & Lieberson
Massachusetts
$262K +$23.2K +480 +10%
IRC
1878
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$262K +$12.5K +259 +5%
AFC
1879
AFT Forsyth & Company
Florida
$261K – – –
CFB
1880
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$261K +$25.3K +524 +11%
SPA
1881
Shore Point Advisors
New Jersey
$260K +$2.42K +50 +1%
GSC
1882
G&S Capital
Colorado
$258K – – –
SIC
1883
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$257K +$9.08K +188 +4%
NF
1884
Nvest Financial
New Hampshire
$257K +$12.2K +253 +5%
SP
1885
Sequent Planning
Nebraska
$256K +$247K +5,112 New
SA
1886
Strategic Advocates
Utah
$256K -$263K -5,453 -52%
TT
1887
TI-Trust
Illinois
$255K – – –
FAG
1888
Fortitude Advisory Group
Washington
$252K -$11.7K -242 -5%
FSA
1889
Financial Services Advisory
Maryland
$252K -$193 -4 -0.1%
SCA
1890
Stokes Capital Advisors
South Carolina
$252K -$14.5K -300 -6%
EM
1891
Excalibur Management
Massachusetts
$251K -$177K -3,672 -42%
CIG
1892
Cascade Investment Group
Colorado
$249K – – –
EK
1893
Evensky & Katz
Florida
$249K +$290 +6 +0.1%
PAG
1894
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$248K +$16.8K +347 +8%
GAA
1895
Guardian Asset Advisors
Pennsylvania
$248K +$238K +4,938 New
PWA
1896
PCG Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$246K +$12.9K +268 +6%
EFG
1897
Embree Financial Group
Illinois
$246K -$40K -828 -14%
ZIG
1898
Zullo Investment Group
Pennsylvania
$246K -$43.2K -894 -15%
JA
1899
JVL Associates
Michigan
$246K +$236K +4,897 New
SPC
1900
Spirepoint Private Client
Florida
$246K +$236K +4,896 New
74 75
76
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VEA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

2,148 of the 6,943 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $102B — up 11% from $91.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 143 funds opened new VEA positions and 86 closed out — a net gain of 57 holders — while 1,036 added to existing stakes and 757 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Betterment LLC, adding an estimated $456M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $2.61B.

  • 2,148 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) as of Q1 2024, up from 2,122 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $102B of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF stock for Q1 2024, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 143 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF positions in Q1 2024 and 86 closed out, a net change of +57 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2024 was Betterment LLC, an estimated $456M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF seller in Q1 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.61B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.