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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

818 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.8B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 358 increasing their positions, 303 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

114% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 36

38% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $150M | Put options by funds: $109M

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 358 | Existing positions reduced: 303

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $24.5B → $26.8B (+$2.29B)

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 143154 (+11)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 783818 (+35)

1.16% less ownership

Funds ownership: 58.77%57.6% (-1.2%)

Holders
818
Holders Change
+35
Holders Change %
+4.47%
% of All Funds
23.5%
Holding in Top 10
154
Holding in Top 10 Change
+11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.69%
% of All Funds
4.42%
New
77
Increased
358
Reduced
303
Closed
36
Calls
$150M
Puts
$109M
Net Calls
+$41M
Net Calls Change
+$40.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HighTower Advisors
301
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$5.59M -$546K -12,965 -9%
GEM
302
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$5.56M +$295K +7,000 +6%
1IA
303
1834 Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$5.5M +$325K +7,720 +6%
K
304
Kemper
Illinois
$5.48M
BBA
305
BLB&B Advisors
Pennsylvania
$5.47M +$141K +3,357 +3%
AA
306
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$5.46M -$460K -10,906 -8%
DPIM
307
Duff & Phelps Investment Management
Illinois
$5.33M +$169K +4,000 +3%
FTIOP
308
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
$5.29M +$12.6K +298 +0.2%
GA
309
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$5.27M +$1.09M +25,869 +27%
BC
310
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$5.26M -$178K -4,236 -3%
TBA
311
Train Babcock Advisors
New York
$5.26M -$87K -2,064 -2%
MWR
312
McAdams Wright Ragen
Washington
$5.22M -$110K -2,615 -2%
RCS
313
Retirement Capital Strategies
California
$5.16M +$51.2K +1,214 +1%
NIM
314
Northeast Investment Management
Massachusetts
$5.13M -$1.36M -32,285 -21%
1GA
315
1st Global Advisors
Texas
$5.06M +$237K +5,634 +5%
SGAM
316
Steinberg Global Asset Management
Florida
$4.97M +$261K +6,194 +6%
CL
317
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$4.94M +$141K +3,340 +3%
BTW
318
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$4.91M -$13K -308 -0.3%
RJA
319
Robshaw & Julian Associates
New York
$4.82M -$199K -4,725 -4%
SM
320
Stratton Management
Pennsylvania
$4.79M +$73.5K +1,745 +2%
HC
321
Highmount Capital
New York
$4.76M -$72.9K -1,731 -2%
SI
322
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$4.71M +$625K +14,845 +16%
EHC
323
Everett Harris & Co
California
$4.71M -$14.9K -354 -0.3%
AI
324
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$4.56M -$165K -3,918 -4%
JIC
325
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$4.54M -$391K -9,274 -8%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

818 of the 3,481 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $26.8B — up 9.3% from $24.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 77 funds opened new VWO positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 358 added to existing stakes and 303 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $189M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $283M.

  • 818 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q2 2014, up from 783 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $26.8B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 9.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 77 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 36 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $189M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $283M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.