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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
AIM
401
Aspen Investment Management
Michigan
$2.26M +$1.98K +50 +0.1%
IC
402
InterOcean Capital
Illinois
$2.26M +$55.9K +1,413 +3%
FCBT
403
First Citizens Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$2.26M +$443K +11,194 +25%
Charles Schwab
404
Charles Schwab
California
$2.25M +$2.18M +55,000 New
MFS
405
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$2.25M -$64K -1,617 -3%
B
406
Barings
North Carolina
$2.24M +$989K +25,000 +81%
ATC
407
Adirondack Trust Company
New York
$2.18M +$93K +2,350 +5%
AIP
408
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$2.13M +$550K +13,901 +36%
FNT
409
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$2.1M -$67.4K -1,704 -3%
KIA
410
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$2.08M +$58.4K +1,475 +3%
GLA
411
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$2.08M -$111K -2,801 -5%
FNFDCM
412
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management
District of Columbia
$2.06M -$238K -6,025 -10%
TCCM
413
Timber Creek Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.05M +$100K +2,529 +5%
MCTIC
414
MacGuire Cheswick & Tuttle Investment Counsel
Connecticut
$2.03M -$2.42M -61,108 Closed
TCM
415
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$2.02M -$75.2K -1,900 -4%
Natixis Advisors
416
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.02M +$130K +3,289 +7%
ECAM
417
East Coast Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.02M -$36.2K -916 -2%
CAN
418
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$2M +$401K +10,146 +25%
MFW
419
Meristem Family Wealth
Minnesota
$2M -$1.76M -44,493 -47%
PFM
420
PacWest Financial Management
Arizona
$1.99M -$62.4K -1,577 -3%
HT
421
HAP Trading
New York
$1.98M +$1.95M +49,217 New
IG
422
ING Group
Netherlands
$1.97M -$257M -6,490,887 -99%
VST
423
Van Strum & Towne
California
$1.97M +$13.3K +335 +0.7%
WHI
424
William Harris Investors
Illinois
$1.95M
BC
425
Burney Company
Virginia
$1.93M -$35K -884 -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.