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Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
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2,121 hedge funds and large institutions have $91.4B invested in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 296 funds opening new positions, 922 increasing their positions, 727 reducing their positions, and 72 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

670% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $35.4M | Put options by funds: $4.59M

311% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 296 | Existing positions closed: 72

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 922 | Existing positions reduced: 727

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 421 → 467 (+46)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,931 → 2,121 (+190)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $84B → $91.4B (+$7.34B)

2.67% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.51% → 79.18% (+2.7%)

Holders
2,121
Holders Change
+190
Holders Change %
+9.84%
% of All Funds
30.92%
Holding in Top 10
467
Holding in Top 10 Change
+46
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10.93%
% of All Funds
6.81%
New
296
Increased
922
Reduced
727
Closed
72
Calls
$35.4M
Puts
$4.59M
Net Calls
+$30.8M
Net Calls Change
+$25.4M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.44B
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$358M
3
Cerity Partners
Cerity Partners
New York
+$330M
4
MIS
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
+$279M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$149M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
-$183M
2
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$179M
3
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab
California
-$62.7M
4
EW
Evoke Wealth
California
-$58.1M
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$54.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$7.21B +$149M +3,330,937 +2%
Betterment LLC
2
Betterment LLC
New York
$5.26B +$78.8M +1,761,329 +2%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.23B +$2.44B +54,514,922 +100%
Envestnet Asset Management
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$4.25B +$147M +3,279,281 +4%
Jones Financial Companies
5
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$3.74B +$85.1M +1,900,950 +2%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$2.99B +$28M +625,362 +1%
Wealthfront Advisers
7
Wealthfront Advisers
California
$2.59B +$91M +2,033,901 +4%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.22B +$78.5M +1,754,556 +4%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
9
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2.2B +$112M +2,491,221 +6%
WI
10
WealthNavi Inc
Japan
$1.92B +$43.2M +965,155 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.89B +$88.3M +1,973,177 +5%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.82B +$6.54M +146,201 +0.4%
Charles Schwab
13
Charles Schwab
California
$1.71B -$62.7M -1,400,814 -4%
SEI Investments
14
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.48B +$3.94M +88,066 +0.3%
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.29B -$8.31M -185,622 -0.7%
Mariner
16
Mariner
Kansas
$1.16B +$63.7M +1,423,906 +6%
TIAA Trust, National Association
17
TIAA Trust, National Association
North Carolina
$1.13B -$4.09M -91,448 -0.4%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.02B -$54.2M -1,210,036 -5%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$955M +$11.7M +261,545 +1%
Fidelity Investments
20
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$803M -$6.91M -154,254 -0.9%
Vanguard Group
21
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$791M +$6.37M +142,356 +0.9%
Baird Financial Group
22
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$770M +$29.3M +654,322 +4%
Mercer Global Advisors
23
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$718M +$107M +2,390,977 +19%
Commonwealth Equity Services
24
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$718M +$7.18M +160,448 +1%
JP Morgan Chase
25
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$713M +$358M +7,999,726 +116%
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VEA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

2,121 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $91.4B — up 8.7% from $84B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 296 funds opened new VEA positions and 72 closed out — a net gain of 224 holders — while 922 added to existing stakes and 727 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $2.44B. The largest seller was State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury, cutting an estimated $183M.

  • 2,121 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) as of Q4 2023, up from 1,931 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $91.4B of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF stock for Q4 2023, up 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 296 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 72 closed out, a net change of +224 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.44B added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF seller in Q4 2023 was State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury, an estimated $183M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.