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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
MAM
1926
Marotta Asset Management
Virginia
$226K +$4.15K +86 +2%
EF
1927
Exeter Financial
Arizona
$226K – – –
GWM
1928
Greenwich Wealth Management
Connecticut
$225K -$7.15K -148 -3%
BMWM
1929
Brown Miller Wealth Management
Virginia
$225K – – –
MF
1930
Meridian Financial
Massachusetts
$225K – – –
BRA
1931
Biechele Royce Advisors
Indiana
$224K -$14.3K -296 -6%
LSIA
1932
LaSalle St. Investment Advisors
Illinois
$224K +$216K +4,475 New
Members Trust
1933
Members Trust
Florida
$224K +$215K +4,457 New
XF
1934
XML Financial
Maryland
$224K +$1.06K +22 +0.5%
WA
1935
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$222K – – –
SW
1936
SkyOak Wealth
Michigan
$221K +$213K +4,406 New
MIAS
1937
Mason Investment Advisory Services
Virginia
$221K – – –
FGG
1938
Financial Guidance Group
Florida
$221K – – –
GSWM
1939
Greenup Street Wealth Management
Michigan
$219K -$49K -1,015 -19%
FL
1940
FreeGulliver LLC
Louisiana
$219K – – –
AA
1941
Argent Advisors
Louisiana
$219K – – –
C
1942
CEDRUS
Colorado
$219K -$290 -6 -0.1%
CWM
1943
Cahaba Wealth Management
Georgia
$219K +$724 +15 +0.3%
T
1944
TrueFG
Texas
$219K – – –
CWM
1945
Cadence Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$218K +$1.01K +21 +0.5%
HSWM
1946
Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management
Louisiana
$217K +$205K +4,254 New
SFG
1947
Sather Financial Group
Texas
$216K – – –
AC
1948
AIFG Consultants
New York
$216K +$145 +3 +0.1%
AA
1949
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$216K +$208K +4,305 New
MAG
1950
Mayfair Advisory Group
Alabama
$215K +$207K +4,294 New
76 77
78
79 80

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.