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Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

529 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.9B invested in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 92 funds opening new positions, 252 increasing their positions, 120 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

197% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 92 | Existing positions closed: 31

110% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 252 | Existing positions reduced: 120

79% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.59M | Put options by funds: $1.45M

15% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 98113 (+15)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 476529 (+53)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $14.8B → $15.9B (+$1.07B)

1.52% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.85%65.37% (+1.5%)

Holders
529
Holders Change
+53
Holders Change %
+11.13%
% of All Funds
14.11%
Holding in Top 10
113
Holding in Top 10 Change
+15
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+15.31%
% of All Funds
3.01%
New
92
Increased
252
Reduced
120
Closed
31
Calls
$2.59M
Puts
$1.45M
Net Calls
+$1.14M
Net Calls Change
-$260K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$2.68B +$179M +4,612,293 +7%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.45B -$27M -696,090 -2%
Goldman Sachs
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
$674M +$26.6M +687,646 +4%
SCM
4
SCS Capital Management
Massachusetts
$580M +$593M +15,304,038 New
WIM
5
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$568M -$30M -774,864 -5%
Creative Planning
6
Creative Planning
Kansas
$535M +$36.3M +937,188 +7%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$463M +$32.8M +846,181 +7%
M&T Bank
8
M&T Bank
New York
$403M +$6.08M +157,075 +1%
Vanguard Group
9
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$332M +$32.3M +833,782 +11%
Betterment LLC
10
Betterment LLC
New York
$282M +$288M +7,440,086 New
Envestnet Asset Management
11
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$274M +$52.7M +1,361,908 +23%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$273M +$279M +7,195,623 New
TAIM
13
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$272M +$16.1M +416,734 +6%
CIA
14
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$226M -$1.68M -43,278 -0.7%
PNC Financial Services Group
15
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$206M -$3.98M -102,820 -2%
Citigroup
16
Citigroup
New York
$205M +$3.68M +94,941 +2%
W
17
Wealthfront
California
$201M +$30.5M +787,910 +17%
TAS
18
TIFF Advisory Services
Pennsylvania
$174M +$34.6M +893,365 +24%
JP Morgan Chase
19
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$159M +$116M +2,992,979 +249%
Commonwealth Equity Services
20
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$154M +$14.5M +375,001 +10%
WCM
21
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
$150M -$59.7M -1,541,964 -28%
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$140M +$16M +412,254 +13%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
23
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$135M +$12.6M +324,991 +10%
CNB
24
City National Bank
California
$132M -$128M -3,315,400 -49%
TI
25
Truepoint Inc
Ohio
$127M +$8.25M +213,107 +7%

VEA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

529 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $15.9B — up 7.2% from $14.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 92 funds opened new VEA positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 61 holders — while 252 added to existing stakes and 120 trimmed.

The largest buyer was SCS Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $593M. The largest seller was City National Bank, cutting an estimated $128M.

  • 529 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) as of Q4 2014, up from 476 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $15.9B of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 92 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 31 closed out, a net change of +61 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was SCS Capital Management, an estimated $593M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF seller in Q4 2014 was City National Bank, an estimated $128M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.