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Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
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2,468 hedge funds and large institutions have $111B invested in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 188 funds opening new positions, 1,144 increasing their positions, 910 reducing their positions, and 80 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

135% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 188 | Existing positions closed: 80

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,144 | Existing positions reduced: 910

25% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13.1M | Put options by funds: $10.5M

9% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 491 → 534 (+43)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,403 → 2,468 (+65)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $110B → $111B (+$1.04B)

0.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 76.75% → 76.74% (-0.01%)

Holders
2,468
Holders Change
+65
Holders Change %
+2.7%
% of All Funds
33.09%
Holding in Top 10
534
Holding in Top 10 Change
+43
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+8.76%
% of All Funds
7.16%
New
188
Increased
1,144
Reduced
910
Closed
80
Calls
$13.1M
Puts
$10.5M
Net Calls
+$2.63M
Net Calls Change
-$2.41M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$678M
2
WANY
Wealthspire Advisors (New York)
New York
+$599M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$336M
4
TWP
TFO Wealth Partners
Ohio
+$222M
5
Mercer Global Advisors
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
+$177M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
US Bancorp
US Bancorp
Minnesota
-$415M
2
Jones Financial Companies
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
-$371M
3
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
-$250M
4
SW
SoFi Wealth
California
-$220M
5
Betterment LLC
Betterment LLC
New York
-$177M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$9.6B +$678M +13,404,897 +8%
Creative Planning
2
Creative Planning
Kansas
$7.03B -$250M -4,934,777 -3%
Betterment LLC
3
Betterment LLC
New York
$6.81B -$177M -3,502,207 -3%
Envestnet Asset Management
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$5.02B +$33.4M +660,028 +0.7%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$3.32B +$2.27M +44,769 +0.1%
Wealthfront Advisers
6
Wealthfront Advisers
California
$3.07B +$90M +1,778,345 +3%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
7
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$3.03B +$93.1M +1,840,640 +3%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.01B -$38.9M -769,125 -1%
Jones Financial Companies
9
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$2.77B -$371M -7,341,067 -12%
WI
10
WealthNavi Inc
Japan
$2.53B +$18.3M +362,543 +0.7%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.17B +$72.1M +1,425,051 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.09B +$2.05M +40,498 +0.1%
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.74B -$163M -3,225,270 -9%
Mariner
14
Mariner
Kansas
$1.51B +$48.7M +962,693 +3%
Mercer Global Advisors
15
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$1.44B +$177M +3,493,527 +14%
SEI Investments
16
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.38B -$27.4M -540,689 -2%
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$1.37B -$1.73M -34,183 -0.1%
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.36B -$1.27M -25,084 -0.1%
WANY
19
Wealthspire Advisors (New York)
New York
$1.14B +$599M +11,830,891 +111%
TIAA Trust, National Association
20
TIAA Trust, National Association
North Carolina
$1.13B +$7.57M +149,649 +0.7%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
21
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$1.05B +$87.8M +1,734,353 +9%
Vanguard Group
22
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1B +$45.9M +907,826 +5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
23
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$947M +$114M +2,261,959 +14%
Corient Private Wealth
24
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$939M +$80.7M +1,595,663 +9%
Baird Financial Group
25
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$885M +$6.17M +121,888 +0.7%
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VEA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

2,468 of the 7,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $111B — up 0.95% from $110B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 188 funds opened new VEA positions and 80 closed out — a net gain of 108 holders — while 1,144 added to existing stakes and 910 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $678M. The largest seller was US Bancorp, cutting an estimated $415M.

  • 2,468 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) as of Q1 2025, up from 2,403 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $111B of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF stock for Q1 2025, up 0.95% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 188 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 80 closed out, a net change of +108 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Bank of America, an estimated $678M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF seller in Q1 2025 was US Bancorp, an estimated $415M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.