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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

781 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.5B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 294 increasing their positions, 359 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $170M | Put options by funds: $170M

0.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 58.79%58.76% (-0.03%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 807781 (-26)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.3B → $24.5B (-$2.85B)

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 168142 (-26)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 294 | Existing positions reduced: 359

23% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 73

Holders
781
Holders Change
-26
Holders Change %
-3.22%
% of All Funds
22.56%
Holding in Top 10
142
Holding in Top 10 Change
-26
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15.48%
% of All Funds
4.1%
New
56
Increased
294
Reduced
359
Closed
73
Calls
$170M
Puts
$170M
Net Calls
+$375K
Net Calls Change
-$72.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VA
26
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$156M +$28.6M +737,357 +24%
WT
27
Wilmington Trust
Delaware
$148M -$2.63M -67,680 -2%
WCM
28
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
$147M +$18.7M +481,506 +15%
FTUS
29
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$144M +$26.2M +674,670 +24%
W
30
Wealthfront
California
$134M +$127M +3,276,296 New
LPL Financial
31
LPL Financial
California
$129M +$312K +8,033 +0.3%
YU
32
Yale University
Connecticut
$128M +$95.6M +2,464,000 +359%
KeyBank National Association
33
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$113M -$4.97M -128,175 -4%
QIM
34
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$113M +$92M +2,372,600 +568%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
35
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$109M -$418M -10,775,000 -80%
USAA
36
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$101M -$54M -1,391,750 -36%
JRP
37
Jasper Ridge Partners
California
$99.1M -$1.55M -39,898 -2%
CIA
38
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$99M +$10.9M +279,815 +13%
TD Asset Management
39
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$82.5M -$4.24M -109,280 -5%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
40
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$76M +$9.22M +237,700 +15%
Commonwealth Equity Services
41
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$71M +$3.7M +95,306 +6%
OIM
42
Opus Investment Management
Massachusetts
$69.8M
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
43
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$68.3M +$9.07M +233,725 +16%
FMI
44
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$65.5M
DL
45
Delta Lloyd
Netherlands
$63.3M +$2.02M +52,053 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
46
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$62.9M -$8M -206,227 -12%
WTNA
47
Wilmington Trust National Association
Delaware
$62.5M -$10.1M -260,107 -14%
SPIO
48
Seven Post Investment Office
California
$62.2M +$3.52M +90,707 +6%
CB
49
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$60.7M -$12.1M -312,477 -17%
GH
50
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$59.8M -$5.17M -133,296 -8%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

781 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $24.5B — down 10% from $27.3B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 73 funds closed out of VWO and 56 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 359 trimmed existing stakes and 294 added.

The largest buyer was Bridgewater Associates, adding an estimated $131M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $588M.

  • 781 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q1 2014, down from 807 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $24.5B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q1 2014, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 73 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $131M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $588M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.