Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
500 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.87B invested in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 170 increasing their positions, 220 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.
11% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $731K | Put options by funds: $661K
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 513 → 500 (-13)
2.83% less ownership
Funds ownership: 48.63% → 45.8% (-2.8%)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.49B → $5.87B (-$613M)
10% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 72 → 65 (-7)
16% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 44
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 170 | Existing positions reduced: 220
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MFRM
Milliman Financial Risk Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$136M |
| 2 |
FMI
Factory Mutual Insurance
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$35.2M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$30.5M |
| 4 |
PWAG
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
San Rafael,
California
|
+$28.8M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$25.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
-$130M |
| 2 |
Sanders Capital
West Palm Beach,
Florida
|
-$78M |
| 3 |
SLF
Sun Life Financial
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$75.6M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$69M |
| 5 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$52.1M |
VEU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
500 of the 3,767 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (VEU) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $5.87B — down 9.5% from $6.49B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 44 funds closed out of VEU and 37 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 220 trimmed existing stakes and 170 added.
The largest buyer was Milliman Financial Risk Management, adding an estimated $136M. The largest seller was Bessemer Group, cutting an estimated $130M.
- 500 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (VEU) as of Q1 2016, down from 513 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $5.87B of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 44 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Milliman Financial Risk Management, an estimated $136M added.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $130M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.