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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
PHS
376
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$2.79M +$7.52K +190 +0.3%
SCM
377
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$2.79M +$2.75M +69,500 New
MCM
378
Monarch Capital Management
Indiana
$2.76M +$218K +5,500 +9%
Renaissance Technologies
379
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$2.75M +$2.71M +68,400 New
SIC
380
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$2.74M -$2.13M -53,731 -44%
LFG
381
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$2.73M +$2.37M +60,013 +759%
GIP
382
Granite Investment Partners
California
$2.67M +$2.63M +66,450 New
GWM
383
Graybill Wealth Management
Illinois
$2.67M +$1.36M +34,322 +107%
MIU
384
Man Investments (UK)
United Kingdom
$2.6M +$2.56M +64,813 New
ZF
385
Zhang Financial
Michigan
$2.58M +$59K +1,492 +2%
PFA
386
Pure Financial Advisors
California
$2.58M -$751K -18,979 -23%
SI
387
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$2.56M +$476K +12,025 +23%
JFA
388
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$2.55M -$261K -6,599 -9%
CIBC Asset Management
389
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.51M +$104K +2,630 +4%
CCMG
390
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$2.48M +$1.46M +36,937 +148%
MBT
391
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
$2.46M -$1.99M -50,374 -45%
IFB
392
iAB Financial Bank
Indiana
$2.46M -$91K -2,300 -4%
WG
393
Welch Group
Alabama
$2.42M -$599K -15,141 -20%
RNS
394
Robert N. Shapiro
$2.4M -$223K -5,649 -9%
WPIC
395
White Pine Investment Company
Michigan
$2.4M +$49.5K +1,250 +2%
NCMW
396
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$2.4M -$1.02M -25,680 -30%
SCI
397
S&CO Inc
Massachusetts
$2.37M +$750K +18,950 +47%
CTC
398
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$2.35M -$132K -3,338 -5%
MWP
399
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$2.32M -$5.27M -133,206 -70%
HSA
400
HBK Sorce Advisory
Pennsylvania
$2.27M -$2.45M -61,845 -52%

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.