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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

886 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.1B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 128 funds opening new positions, 314 increasing their positions, 380 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

129% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 128 | Existing positions closed: 56

44% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $109M | Put options by funds: $75.7M

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 827886 (+59)

0.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.1%56.5% (+0.4%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.4B → $19.1B (-$303M)

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 127121 (-6)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 314 | Existing positions reduced: 380

Holders
886
Holders Change
+59
Holders Change %
+7.13%
% of All Funds
23.24%
Holding in Top 10
121
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-4.72%
% of All Funds
3.17%
New
128
Increased
314
Reduced
380
Closed
56
Calls
$109M
Puts
$75.7M
Net Calls
+$33.3M
Net Calls Change
+$35.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
26
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$129M +$54.3M +1,578,253 +67%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
27
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$129M +$27.8M +807,912 +26%
MTB
28
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$128M +$1.25M +36,262 +0.9%
YU
29
Yale University
Connecticut
$125M +$131M +3,810,300 New
SDIC
30
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$118M +$15.7M +455,000 +14%
Citigroup
31
Citigroup
New York
$112M -$59.9M -1,739,969 -34%
CIA
32
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$104M +$78.7M +2,287,242 +749%
SCM
33
SCS Capital Management
Massachusetts
$94.5M +$6.32M +183,621 +7%
M&T Bank
34
M&T Bank
New York
$93.5M -$51.8M -1,504,704 -34%
TCT
35
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$85.2M +$42M +1,219,877 +88%
Commonwealth Equity Services
36
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$84.5M +$2.8M +81,422 +3%
PCA
37
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$83.9M +$881K +25,609 +1%
Stifel Financial
38
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$79.4M +$33.8M +982,233 +68%
Allianz Asset Management
39
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$78.3M -$12.5M -363,030 -13%
JP Morgan Chase
40
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$78.1M -$7.42M -215,562 -8%
TD Asset Management
41
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$64.9M +$1.36M +39,604 +2%
SEI Investments
42
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$64.3M +$11.7M +341,025 +21%
PPA
43
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$64M +$9.18M +266,754 +16%
JRP
44
Jasper Ridge Partners
California
$62.1M -$40.9M -1,187,577 -38%
PAM
45
PartnerRe Asset Management
Connecticut
$59.6M +$683K +19,851 +1%
RMC
46
Regis Management Company
California
$58.7M +$44.5M +1,291,679 +257%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
47
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$57.6M +$10.6M +307,996 +21%
KeyBank National Association
48
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$55.9M -$16.3M -472,254 -22%
Barclays
49
Barclays
United Kingdom
$55.1M -$36.8M -1,068,288 -38%
BP
50
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$52M +$1.7M +49,280 +3%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

886 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $19.1B — down 1.6% from $19.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 128 funds opened new VWO positions and 56 closed out — a net gain of 72 holders — while 314 added to existing stakes and 380 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bridgewater Associates, adding an estimated $224M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $310M.

  • 886 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q4 2015, up from 827 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $19.1B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 128 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 56 closed out, a net change of +72 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $224M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $310M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.