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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

1,266 hedge funds and large institutions have $37.2B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 81 funds opening new positions, 542 increasing their positions, 517 reducing their positions, and 80 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 542 | Existing positions reduced: 517

1% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 81 | Existing positions closed: 80

0.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.02%63.86% (-0.17%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,2731,266 (-7)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $38.7B → $37.2B (-$1.46B)

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 205174 (-31)

35% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $89.2M | Put options by funds: $137M

Holders
1,266
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-0.55%
% of All Funds
28.94%
Holding in Top 10
174
Holding in Top 10 Change
-31
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15.12%
% of All Funds
3.98%
New
81
Increased
542
Reduced
517
Closed
80
Calls
$89.2M
Puts
$137M
Net Calls
-$47.8M
Net Calls Change
-$7.65M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WAM
251
Wallington Asset Management
Indiana
$10.7M -$217K -5,170 -2%
SI
252
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$10.7M +$391K +9,301 +4%
PFPT
253
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$10.7M +$877K +20,855 +9%
SCM
254
Stonehearth Capital Management
Massachusetts
$10.6M -$291K -6,915 -3%
NIM
255
Northeast Investment Management
Massachusetts
$10.6M -$2.76M -65,662 -20%
CCM
256
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$10.6M +$669K +15,907 +7%
CAM
257
Crestone Asset Management
Colorado
$10.5M -$1.22M -28,931 -10%
WIP
258
Wellesley Investment Partners
Massachusetts
$10.5M +$2.42M +57,572 +29%
HP
259
HT Partners
Connecticut
$10.5M +$130K +3,079 +1%
NSAM
260
North Star Asset Management
Wisconsin
$10.4M -$213K -5,055 -2%
PAG
261
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$10.4M +$6.58M +156,326 +162%
TCM
262
Twele Capital Management
Minnesota
$10.2M -$5.97K -142 -0.1%
TCOV
263
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$10.1M -$122K -2,893 -1%
CAM
264
Chandler Asset Management
California
$9.98M +$1.76M +41,940 +21%
CA
265
Cynosure Advisors
Utah
$9.98M
FWCM
266
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$9.88M -$382K -9,086 -4%
BCM
267
BTC Capital Management
Iowa
$9.8M +$10.1M +239,888 New
PWLP
268
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership
Massachusetts
$9.76M +$599K +14,238 +6%
GC
269
Gilbert & Cook
Iowa
$9.64M +$967K +22,984 +11%
VCM
270
Vision Capital Management
Oregon
$9.63M +$267K +6,344 +3%
PFC
271
Personal Financial Consultants
California
$9.6M +$9.85M +234,254 New
AF
272
Allworth Financial
California
$9.57M -$241K -5,738 -2%
B
273
Bailard
California
$9.52M -$77.6K -1,845 -0.8%
NCM
274
Nelson Capital Management
California
$9.45M -$46.3M -1,100,488 -83%
MWM
275
Modera Wealth Management
New Jersey
$9.44M +$888K +21,116 +10%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

1,266 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $37.2B — down 3.8% from $38.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 81 funds opened new VWO positions and 80 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 542 added to existing stakes and 517 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Yale University, adding an estimated $284M. The largest seller was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, cutting an estimated $491M.

  • 1,266 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q3 2018, down from 1,273 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $37.2B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2018, down 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 81 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 80 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Yale University, an estimated $284M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $491M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.