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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

737 hedge funds and large institutions have $28B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 343 increasing their positions, 268 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 343 | Existing positions reduced: 268

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 59

25% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $117M | Put options by funds: $93.8M

12% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 147164 (+17)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 725737 (+12)

0.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.27%56.87% (+0.6%)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $33.4B → $28B (-$5.47B)

Holders
737
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+1.66%
% of All Funds
23.89%
Holding in Top 10
164
Holding in Top 10 Change
+17
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.56%
% of All Funds
5.32%
New
75
Increased
343
Reduced
268
Closed
59
Calls
$117M
Puts
$93.8M
Net Calls
+$23.2M
Net Calls Change
+$86.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PI
326
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$4.44M
BWFA
327
Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors
Maryland
$4.36M +$324K +8,189 +8%
MWR
328
McAdams Wright Ragen
Washington
$4.36M +$580K +14,667 +16%
MI
329
Mercer Investments
Massachusetts
$4.29M +$974K +24,625 +30%
GFM
330
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
$4.24M +$4.18M +105,625 New
VFS
331
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$4.21M +$419K +10,600 +11%
PGA
332
Portland Global Advisors
Maine
$4.2M +$232K +5,861 +6%
SGAM
333
Steinberg Global Asset Management
Florida
$4.18M +$167K +4,210 +4%
SM
334
Stratton Management
Pennsylvania
$4.16M +$2.21M +55,893 +117%
SSB
335
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$4.12M -$33.2K -838 -0.8%
MCM
336
McMillion Capital Management
North Carolina
$4.04M -$1.36M -34,500 -26%
LI
337
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$3.98M +$52.9K +1,336 +1%
MCM
338
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$3.98M -$78K -1,971 -2%
HighTower Advisors
339
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.9M -$26.2K -662 -0.7%
AA
340
Apriem Advisors
California
$3.88M +$458K +11,575 +14%
HIMC
341
Heritage Investors Management Corp
Maryland
$3.83M +$1.56M +39,401 +70%
SIA
342
Spruce Investment Advisors
Connecticut
$3.78M +$3.72M +94,097 New
BBHC
343
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$3.77M -$25.1K -635 -0.7%
PAI
344
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$3.72M -$187K -4,715 -5%
PVH
345
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$3.68M +$34.2K +865 +1%
CONA
346
Capital One National Association
New York
$3.68M +$2.11M +53,321 +139%
AIG
347
American International Group
New York
$3.67M -$3.92K -99 -0.1%
MCM
348
Maryland Capital Management
Maryland
$3.52M +$396K +10,022 +13%
SFT
349
Simmons First Trust
Arkansas
$3.52M -$155K -3,907 -4%
CAM
350
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$3.5M -$81.1K -2,050 -2%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

737 of the 3,085 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $28B — down 16% from $33.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 75 funds opened new VWO positions and 59 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 343 added to existing stakes and 268 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $974M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $699M.

  • 737 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q3 2013, up from 725 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $28B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 75 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 59 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was BlackRock Group, an estimated $974M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2013 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $699M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.