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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
ICOA
351
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$3.5M +$884K +22,355 +35%
CPSAC
352
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
$3.49M -$443K -11,185 -11%
SCA
353
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
$3.46M -$73.8K -1,865 -2%
LWI
354
Long Wharf Investors
Massachusetts
$3.46M +$684K +17,281 +25%
HPBT
355
High Point Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$3.39M -$3.03M -76,643 -48%
RCAG
356
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$3.39M +$411K +10,383 +14%
SFSG
357
Stearns Financial Services Group
North Carolina
$3.36M +$150K +3,788 +5%
GA
358
GFS Advisors
Texas
$3.35M +$308K +7,786 +10%
RTS
359
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$3.31M -$1.22M -30,765 -27%
ACP
360
Ashfield Capital Partners
California
$3.29M -$50.4K -1,275 -2%
KFS
361
KMS Financial Services
Washington
$3.26M +$588K +14,854 +22%
BCMU
362
BlueCrest Capital Management (UK)
Guernsey
$3.25M +$1.5M +38,000 +88%
JT
363
Jump Trading
Illinois
$3.23M +$2.75M +69,600 +644%
GCT
364
Galaxy Capital Trading
British Virgin Islands
$3.22M +$3.17M +80,204 New
BOTW
365
Bank of the West
California
$3.22M +$395K +9,978 +14%
AAM
366
Autus Asset Management
Arizona
$3.19M +$185K +4,672 +6%
HNB
367
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$3.15M
FPCM
368
Financial Partners Capital Management
New York
$3.14M +$208K +5,245 +7%
FMWA
369
Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors
Missouri
$3.08M +$3.03M +76,610 New
Bank of Nova Scotia
370
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$3.05M +$95.9K +2,425 +3%
WAM
371
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$2.98M +$2.93M +74,184 New
LIM
372
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$2.97M -$1.43M -36,250 -33%
D.E. Shaw & Co
373
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$2.89M +$791K +20,000 +38%
BB
374
Bell Bank
North Dakota
$2.87M +$16.8K +425 +0.6%
ABC
375
Associated Banc-Corp
Wisconsin
$2.84M +$1.35M +34,053 +92%

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.