Vanguard Total World Stock ETF
1,094 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.5B invested in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 113 funds opening new positions, 490 increasing their positions, 283 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.
214% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 113 | Existing positions closed: 36
183% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $36.5M | Put options by funds: $12.9M
73% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 490 | Existing positions reduced: 283
32% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.7B → $15.5B (+$3.73B)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,032 → 1,094 (+62)
3.98% more ownership
Funds ownership: 24.64% → 28.62% (+4%)
3% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 78 → 76 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$429M |
| 2 |
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$160M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$99.1M |
| 4 |
3AM
3EDGE Asset Management
Naples,
Florida
|
+$94M |
| 5 |
CPO
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
|
+$57.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$197M |
| 2 |
PB
Prime Buchholz
Portsmouth,
New Hampshire
|
-$127M |
| 3 |
VanEck Associates
New York
|
-$105M |
| 4 |
NL
NEPC LLC
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$75.8M |
| 5 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$61.9M |
VT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review
1,094 of the 7,638 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $15.5B — up 32% from $11.7B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 113 funds opened new VT positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 77 holders — while 490 added to existing stakes and 283 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Schroder Investment Management Group, adding an estimated $429M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $197M.
- 1,094 institutional investors held Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT) as of Q3 2025, up from 1,032 in Q2 2025.
- Funds reported $15.5B of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF stock for Q3 2025, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
- 113 funds opened new Vanguard Total World Stock ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 36 closed out, a net change of +77 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Total World Stock ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Schroder Investment Management Group, an estimated $429M added.
- The largest Vanguard Total World Stock ETF seller in Q3 2025 was Jane Street, an estimated $197M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.