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Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

1,264 hedge funds and large institutions have $47.3B invested in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 98 funds opening new positions, 487 increasing their positions, 577 reducing their positions, and 168 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

154% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.4M | Put options by funds: $1.74M

0.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.88%77.6% (+0.71%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,3531,264 (-89)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 315290 (-25)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 487 | Existing positions reduced: 577

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $60.8B → $47.3B (-$13.5B)

42% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 98 | Existing positions closed: 168

Holders
1,264
Holders Change
-89
Holders Change %
-6.58%
% of All Funds
27.85%
Holding in Top 10
290
Holding in Top 10 Change
-25
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-7.94%
% of All Funds
6.39%
New
98
Increased
487
Reduced
577
Closed
168
Calls
$4.4M
Puts
$1.74M
Net Calls
+$2.67M
Net Calls Change
-$1.01M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.51B +$668M +16,639,235 +14%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$3.24B -$279M -6,964,544 -7%
Betterment LLC
3
Betterment LLC
New York
$2.38B -$255M -6,351,689 -8%
Creative Planning
4
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.34B -$108M -2,702,480 -4%
Jones Financial Companies
5
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$2.33B +$275M +6,860,115 +11%
Envestnet Asset Management
6
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.29B +$69.3M +1,727,198 +3%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.42B +$391M +9,740,900 +30%
TAIM
8
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$1.23B +$178M +4,445,626 +14%
SEI Investments
9
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$934M +$141M +3,525,661 +14%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$876M +$133M +3,323,633 +14%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
11
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$806M -$124M -3,092,982 -11%
Wealthfront Advisers
12
Wealthfront Advisers
California
$772M -$496M -12,367,973 -35%
USAA
13
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$753M +$114M +2,839,029 +14%
Fidelity Investments
14
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$717M +$743M +18,516,758 +619%
Victory Capital Management
15
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$691M +$481M +11,990,821 +137%
Charles Schwab
16
Charles Schwab
California
$682M +$821M +20,469,156 New
TF
17
TIAA FSB
Florida
$655M +$21.1M +525,219 +3%
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$581M -$275M -6,844,448 -28%
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$577M +$271M +6,756,758 +64%
MFRM
20
Milliman Financial Risk Management
Illinois
$524M -$519M -12,943,582 -45%
WI
21
WealthNavi Inc
Japan
$495M +$127M +3,153,518 +27%
Vanguard Group
22
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$477M -$27.7M -689,387 -5%
Goldman Sachs
23
Goldman Sachs
New York
$428M -$1.85M -46,227 -0.4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
24
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$418M -$6.26M -156,108 -1%
VA
25
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$415M +$52.2M +1,300,437 +12%

VEA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

1,264 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $47.3B — down 22% from $60.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 168 funds closed out of VEA and 98 opened new positions — a net loss of 70 holders — while 577 trimmed existing stakes and 487 added.

The largest buyer was Charles Schwab, opening a new position worth an estimated $821M. The largest seller was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, cutting an estimated $683M.

  • 1,264 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) as of Q1 2020, down from 1,353 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $47.3B of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 98 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 168 closed out, a net change of -70 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Charles Schwab, an estimated $821M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $683M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.