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Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF

511 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.44B invested in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 73 funds opening new positions, 197 increasing their positions, 178 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 5871 (+13)

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.76B → $6.44B (+$679M)

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 197 | Existing positions reduced: 178

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 481511 (+30)

3.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44.63%48.51% (+3.9%)

55% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $264K | Put options by funds: $583K

Holders
511
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+6.24%
% of All Funds
13.41%
Holding in Top 10
71
Holding in Top 10 Change
+13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+22.41%
% of All Funds
1.86%
New
73
Increased
197
Reduced
178
Closed
35
Calls
$264K
Puts
$583K
Net Calls
-$319K
Net Calls Change
-$703K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
1
Northern Trust
Illinois
$546M -$17.9M -400,384 -3%
VA
2
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$485M -$21.2M -473,262 -4%
Jones Financial Companies
3
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$280M +$18M +402,242 +7%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$263M -$23.3M -521,717 -8%
PNC Financial Services Group
5
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$238M -$10.5M -234,225 -4%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$219M -$35.8M -801,544 -14%
QI
7
QS Investors
New York
$193M +$53.7M +1,199,950 +37%
Bessemer Group
8
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$166M +$155M +3,475,469 +993%
FMI
9
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$148M -$7.16M -160,000 -4%
Sanders Capital
10
Sanders Capital
Florida
$135M +$108M +2,419,937 +352%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$124M -$3.57M -79,891 -3%
ECM
12
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$116M +$3.39M +75,852 +3%
IAS
13
INR Advisory Services
Pennsylvania
$105M +$12.5M +279,161 +13%
MFRM
14
Milliman Financial Risk Management
Illinois
$104M +$108M +2,404,653 New
Vanguard Group
15
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$96M +$64M +1,431,747 +184%
SLF
16
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$92.9M +$95.7M +2,140,789 New
FMWA
17
Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors
Missouri
$89.1M -$16.3M -364,472 -15%
Creative Planning
18
Creative Planning
Kansas
$83.7M -$50.4M -1,126,156 -37%
Envestnet Asset Management
19
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$74.4M +$5.9M +132,024 +8%
SE
20
Summit Equities
New Jersey
$65.5M +$416K +9,294 +0.6%
ZB
21
Zions Bancorporation
Utah
$64.2M +$8.09M +180,847 +13%
ACM
22
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$62.9M +$5.51M +123,090 +9%
HB
23
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$59.6M +$47.8M +1,067,987 +333%
RFC
24
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$59.3M +$46.9M +1,049,053 +349%
USAA
25
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$54.1M -$5.56M -124,240 -9%

VEU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

511 of the 3,812 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 $6.44B — up 12% from $5.76B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 73 funds opened new VEU positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 38 holders — while 197 added to existing stakes and 178 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bessemer Group, adding an estimated $155M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $131M sold.

  • 511 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (VEU) as of Q4 2015, up from 481 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $6.44B 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.