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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
U
26
UBS
Switzerland
$180M +$6.88M +173,806 +4%
Barclays
27
Barclays
United Kingdom
$177M +$13.4M +339,761 +8%
WT
28
Wilmington Trust
Delaware
$156M -$46.4M -1,172,840 -23%
LPL Financial
29
LPL Financial
California
$139M -$2.36M -59,694 -2%
State Street
30
State Street
Massachusetts
$138M -$43.7M -1,105,811 -24%
Envestnet Asset Management
31
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$138M +$17.7M +447,429 +15%
TAIM
32
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$132M +$10.8M +273,246 +9%
SCM
33
SCS Capital Management
Massachusetts
$131M -$1.89M -47,698 -1%
KeyBank National Association
34
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$121M -$1.6M -40,335 -1%
Schroder Investment Management Group
35
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$119M +$107M +2,716,390 +1,091%
TD Asset Management
36
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$116M -$7.55M -190,769 -6%
VA
37
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$112M +$29.6M +748,538 +36%
Royal Bank of Canada
38
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$99.3M +$26M +656,215 +36%
BCM
39
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$96.8M +$94.9M +2,397,562 +15,155%
JRP
40
Jasper Ridge Partners
California
$96.5M -$19.9M -502,400 -17%
Franklin Resources
41
Franklin Resources
California
$96.4M -$1.32M -33,341 -1%
AFMICS
42
American Family Mutual Insurance Company SI
Wisconsin
$95.2M
FCAM
43
F&C Asset Management
United Kingdom
$90.7M -$75.2M -1,900,923 -46%
EU
44
Emory University
Georgia
$88.6M -$53.2M -1,344,500 -38%
WCM
45
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
$85.9M -$16.5K -417 -0%
CIA
46
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$82.4M -$4.35M -110,067 -5%
WTNA
47
Wilmington Trust National Association
Delaware
$81.9M -$11.9M -299,819 -13%
HHMI
48
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Maryland
$80.3M +$37.6M +950,000 +90%
CB
49
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$80M +$812K +20,536 +1%
TAS
50
TIFF Advisory Services
Pennsylvania
$75.5M

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.