Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
513 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.49B invested in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 73 funds opening new positions, 198 increasing their positions, 179 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
109% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 35
22% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 59 → 72 (+13)
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.8B → $6.49B (+$680M)
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 198 | Existing positions reduced: 179
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 483 → 513 (+30)
3.77% more ownership
Funds ownership: 44.87% → 48.63% (+3.8%)
55% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $264K | Put options by funds: $583K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
+$155M |
| 2 |
Sanders Capital
West Palm Beach,
Florida
|
+$108M |
| 3 |
SLF
Sun Life Financial
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$95.7M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$64M |
| 5 |
QI
QS Investors
New York
|
+$53.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$131M |
| 2 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$50.4M |
| 3 |
AL
Aspiriant LLC
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$40.8M |
| 4 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$36.1M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$35.8M |
VEU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
513 of the 3,824 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (VEU) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $6.49B — up 12% from $5.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 73 funds opened new VEU positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 38 holders — while 198 added to existing stakes and 179 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bessemer Group, adding an estimated $155M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $131M sold.
- 513 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (VEU) as of Q4 2015, up from 483 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $6.49B of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 73 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 35 closed out, a net change of +38 holders.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $155M added.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $131M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.