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Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
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444 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.34B invested in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 180 increasing their positions, 137 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

488% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.18M | Put options by funds: $541K

306% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 17

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 180 | Existing positions reduced: 137

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 397 → 444 (+47)

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 52 → 57 (+5)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.59B → $5.34B (-$253M)

1.68% less ownership

Funds ownership: 45.11% → 43.44% (-1.7%)

Holders
444
Holders Change
+47
Holders Change %
+11.84%
% of All Funds
11.84%
Holding in Top 10
57
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+9.62%
% of All Funds
1.52%
New
69
Increased
180
Reduced
137
Closed
17
Calls
$3.18M
Puts
$541K
Net Calls
+$2.64M
Net Calls Change
+$2.77M

Top Buyers

1
BIM
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
+$91.6M
2
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
+$54.8M
3
HL
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
+$41.5M
4
VA
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
+$40.5M
5
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$39.9M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$304M
2
MIH
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
-$55.2M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$53.4M
4
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
-$36M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$32.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of Montreal
26
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$43.9M +$7.42M +154,354 +20%
TAS
27
TIFF Advisory Services
Pennsylvania
$42.8M – – –
WCM
28
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
$41.3M +$1.43M +29,814 +4%
HL
29
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
$40.5M +$41.5M +863,551 New
TAT
30
TD Ameritrade Trust
Colorado
$36.8M +$2.94M +61,142 +8%
Envestnet Asset Management
31
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$36.2M -$26.9M -559,988 -42%
TWM
32
Tanglewood Wealth Management
Texas
$35.6M -$7.73M -160,973 -17%
Nisa Investment Advisors
33
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$35.4M – – –
KAH
34
Kathryn A. Hall
$34.9M – – –
SFSG
35
Stearns Financial Services Group
North Carolina
$32.7M -$1.18M -24,629 -3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
36
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$31.8M -$3.7M -77,036 -10%
PA
37
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$30.8M -$2.25M -46,837 -7%
AL
38
Aspiriant LLC
California
$30.1M -$105K -2,188 -0.3%
HSBC Holdings
39
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$29.4M -$7.21K -150 -0%
Allianz Asset Management
40
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$28.4M +$29.1M +605,298 New
DADC
41
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$27.7M -$134K -2,786 -0.5%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
42
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$26.3M +$27M +561,783 New
JIC
43
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$24.5M +$281K +5,858 +1%
BPBT
44
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Massachusetts
$23.9M +$1.94M +40,411 +9%
RW
45
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$22.8M -$153K -3,176 -0.7%
LPL Financial
46
LPL Financial
California
$21.9M -$740K -15,393 -3%
DPIM
47
Duff & Phelps Investment Management
Illinois
$21.2M +$269K +5,600 +1%
HB
48
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$20.7M +$4.85M +100,857 +30%
HNB
49
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$20.6M – – –
ANBT
50
American National Bank & Trust
Texas
$20.3M +$870K +18,115 +4%
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VEU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

444 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (VEU) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $5.34B — down 4.5% from $5.59B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 69 funds opened new VEU positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 52 holders — while 180 added to existing stakes and 137 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Investment Management, adding an estimated $91.6M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $304M.

  • 444 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (VEU) as of Q4 2014, up from 397 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $5.34B of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 4.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 69 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 17 closed out, a net change of +52 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Investment Management, an estimated $91.6M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $304M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.