Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
504 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.09B invested in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 205 increasing their positions, 184 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
38% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 29
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 205 | Existing positions reduced: 184
1.14% more ownership
Funds ownership: 45.8% → 46.94% (+1.1%)
7% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.92M | Put options by funds: $1.8M
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.87B → $6.09B (+$217M)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 500 → 504 (+4)
2% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 65 → 64 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jones Financial Companies
Des Peres,
Missouri
|
+$192M |
| 2 |
Janney Montgomery Scott
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$95.6M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$28.7M |
| 4 |
MIH
Madison Investment Holdings
Madison,
Wisconsin
|
+$26.8M |
| 5 |
FMI
Factory Mutual Insurance
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$26M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
QI
QS Investors
New York
|
-$50M |
| 2 |
Sanders Capital
West Palm Beach,
Florida
|
-$30.5M |
| 3 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$29M |
| 4 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$28.2M |
| 5 |
MFRM
Milliman Financial Risk Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$27.8M |
VEU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
504 of the 3,756 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (VEU) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $6.09B — up 3.7% from $5.87B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new VEU positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 205 added to existing stakes and 184 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jones Financial Companies, adding an estimated $192M. The largest seller was QS Investors, cutting an estimated $50M.
- 504 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (VEU) as of Q2 2016, up from 500 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $6.09B of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 40 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 29 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Jones Financial Companies, an estimated $192M added.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF seller in Q2 2016 was QS Investors, an estimated $50M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.