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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

808 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.3B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 136 funds opening new positions, 297 increasing their positions, 317 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

139% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 136 | Existing positions closed: 57

27% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $346M | Put options by funds: $273M

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 737808 (+71)

2% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 164168 (+4)

1.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.87%58.8% (+1.9%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $28B → $27.3B (-$659M)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 297 | Existing positions reduced: 317

Holders
808
Holders Change
+71
Holders Change %
+9.63%
% of All Funds
23.45%
Holding in Top 10
168
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+2.44%
% of All Funds
4.88%
New
136
Increased
297
Reduced
317
Closed
57
Calls
$346M
Puts
$273M
Net Calls
+$72.8M
Net Calls Change
+$49.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BOH
226
Bank of Hawaii
Hawaii
$9.27M +$24.6K +596 +0.3%
CCA
227
Cobblestone Capital Advisors
New York
$9.26M -$7.58M -183,935 -45%
TAT
228
TD Ameritrade Trust
Colorado
$9.1M +$407K +9,880 +5%
CLA
229
Cranberry Lake Advisors
Texas
$9.05M +$1.46M +35,500 +19%
TCOV
230
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$8.91M +$210K +5,087 +2%
WSFS
231
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$8.79M -$1.92M -46,461 -18%
FWCM
232
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$8.75M -$103K -2,494 -1%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
233
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$8.74M -$582K -14,124 -6%
EVM
234
Evelyn V. Moreno
$8.72M +$8.74M +212,018 New
AC
235
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$8.66M +$2.33M +56,565 +37%
LNC
236
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$8.51M +$8.53M +206,955 New
AWP
237
Ascent Wealth Partners
New York
$8.46M +$8.47M +205,525 New
Jones Financial Companies
238
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$8.45M +$530K +12,847 +7%
LPT
239
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$8.37M +$8.39M +203,445 New
HCMNY
240
Howard Capital Management (New York)
New York
$8.34M +$663K +16,086 +9%
GFM
241
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
$8.13M +$3.79M +91,900 +87%
WTC
242
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$8.04M -$807K -19,582 -9%
AA
243
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$8.03M +$8.04M +195,061 New
KL
244
Kinsight LLC
Alabama
$7.94M -$435K -10,547 -5%
N
245
Natixis
France
$7.92M -$66.3M -1,607,400 -89%
PA
246
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$7.92M -$182K -4,409 -2%
PG
247
Proffitt & Goodson
Tennessee
$7.87M +$372K +9,034 +5%
ADICC
248
Abu Dhabi Investment Council Co
United Arab Emirates
$7.82M +$7.83M +190,000 New
MWP
249
Moller Wealth Partners
$7.71M +$1.8M +43,679 +30%
HL
250
HeadInvest LLC
Maine
$7.69M -$428K -10,388 -5%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

808 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $27.3B — down 2.4% from $28B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 136 funds opened new VWO positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 79 holders — while 297 added to existing stakes and 317 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $206M. The largest seller was State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, cutting an estimated $443M.

  • 808 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q4 2013, up from 737 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $27.3B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q4 2013, down 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 136 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 57 closed out, a net change of +79 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $206M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q4 2013 was State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, an estimated $443M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.