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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
KTC
426
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$1.92M -$554K -13,995 -23%
IC
427
Iconiq Capital
California
$1.9M +$1.87M +47,300 New
BCM
428
Bares Capital Management
Texas
$1.88M +$852K +21,533 +85%
HCM
429
Harvest Capital Management
New Hampshire
$1.85M +$1.5M +38,007 +472%
FHA
430
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$1.84M +$1.82M +45,923 New
DWT
431
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$1.84M +$602K +15,206 +50%
MIH
432
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$1.83M -$4.25M -107,510 -70%
EM
433
EnTrustPermal Management
New York
$1.83M -$134K -3,376 -7%
SCM
434
Southport Capital Management
Tennessee
$1.83M -$7.52K -190 -0.4%
PFM
435
Phillips Financial Management
Indiana
$1.83M -$152K -3,852 -8%
WCA
436
Westover Capital Advisors
Delaware
$1.78M -$246K -6,225 -12%
PFM
437
Parsec Financial Management
North Carolina
$1.78M -$97.8K -2,471 -5%
TCM
438
Tufton Capital Management
Maryland
$1.76M -$75.6K -1,910 -4%
BFEC
439
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1.75M -$3.3M -83,390 -66%
WIC
440
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$1.74M -$8.9K -225 -0.5%
ICAS
441
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$1.74M +$100K +2,532 +6%
TNBTD
442
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$1.73M -$75.1K -1,899 -4%
WAM
443
Wallington Asset Management
Indiana
$1.73M +$17.4K +440 +1%
Toronto Dominion Bank
444
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$1.71M -$1.08M -27,248 -39%
Bessemer Group
445
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$1.71M +$388K +9,802 +30%
LDB
446
Lee, Danner & Bass
Tennessee
$1.7M +$136K +3,450 +9%
IFS
447
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$1.7M +$1.19K +30 +0.1%
WB
448
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$1.69M +$35.3K +893 +2%
RIA
449
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$1.68M +$93.4K +2,360 +6%
JWM
450
Jacobus Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.61M -$23.9K -603 -1%

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.