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Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

863 hedge funds and large institutions have $47B invested in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 492 increasing their positions, 201 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

217% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.7M | Put options by funds: $3.68M

145% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 492 | Existing positions reduced: 201

108% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 36

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $40.6B → $47B (+$6.4B)

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 219235 (+16)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 832863 (+31)

0.68% more ownership

Funds ownership: 73.94%74.63% (+0.68%)

Holders
863
Holders Change
+31
Holders Change %
+3.73%
% of All Funds
21.52%
Holding in Top 10
235
Holding in Top 10 Change
+16
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.31%
% of All Funds
5.86%
New
75
Increased
492
Reduced
201
Closed
36
Calls
$11.7M
Puts
$3.68M
Net Calls
+$7.98M
Net Calls Change
+$8.46M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$4.69B +$87.2M +2,055,849 +2%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.66B +$540M +12,728,091 +13%
Betterment LLC
3
Betterment LLC
New York
$3.13B +$279M +6,577,242 +10%
Envestnet Asset Management
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.34B +$362M +8,533,789 +19%
Jones Financial Companies
5
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$2.27B +$162M +3,816,914 +8%
Creative Planning
6
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.87B +$139M +3,283,376 +8%
MFRM
7
Milliman Financial Risk Management
Illinois
$1.58B +$395M +9,301,038 +34%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.27B +$64M +1,508,198 +5%
W
9
Wealthfront
California
$1.02B +$81.2M +1,913,070 +9%
WIM
10
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1B +$55.1M +1,298,585 +6%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$974M +$51.1M +1,203,858 +6%
TAIM
12
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$932M +$54.8M +1,291,076 +6%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
13
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$888M +$28.9M +681,399 +3%
SCM
14
SCS Capital Management
Massachusetts
$762M +$8.05M +189,856 +1%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$748M +$107M +2,516,412 +17%
SEI Investments
16
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$724M +$202M +4,760,534 +40%
Vanguard Group
17
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$710M +$29M +684,546 +4%
JP Morgan Chase
18
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$663M +$169M +3,988,634 +35%
S
19
Schroders
United Kingdom
$588M +$565M +13,317,140 New
Goldman Sachs
20
Goldman Sachs
New York
$558M +$7.34M +172,891 +1%
M&T Bank
21
M&T Bank
New York
$501M -$258K -6,079 -0.1%
CSIA
22
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$485M -$8.84M -208,386 -2%
WI
23
Wafra Inc
New York
$423M
Commonwealth Equity Services
24
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$417M +$9.51M +224,149 +2%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
25
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$405M +$8.71M +205,416 +2%

VEA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

863 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $47B — up 16% from $40.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 75 funds opened new VEA positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 39 holders — while 492 added to existing stakes and 201 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $540M. The largest seller was Bank of Montreal, cutting an estimated $91.7M.

  • 863 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) as of Q3 2017, up from 832 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $47B of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 75 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 36 closed out, a net change of +39 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $540M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $91.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.