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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

888 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.3B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 85 funds opening new positions, 329 increasing their positions, 388 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

41% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $174M | Put options by funds: $124M

15% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 85 | Existing positions closed: 74

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 122134 (+12)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.1B → $20.3B (+$1.2B)

0.79% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.51%57.3% (+0.79%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 887888 (+1)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 329 | Existing positions reduced: 388

Holders
888
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.11%
% of All Funds
23.65%
Holding in Top 10
134
Holding in Top 10 Change
+12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+9.84%
% of All Funds
3.57%
New
85
Increased
329
Reduced
388
Closed
74
Calls
$174M
Puts
$124M
Net Calls
+$50.3M
Net Calls Change
+$16.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
26
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$140M +$3.02M +96,430 +2%
LPL Financial
27
LPL Financial
California
$137M -$8.94M -285,179 -7%
PCA
28
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$135M +$41.9M +1,337,723 +52%
Bank of New York Mellon
29
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$134M -$17M -542,847 -12%
SDIC
30
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$124M
Stifel Financial
31
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$98.2M +$13M +413,113 +17%
SCM
32
SCS Capital Management
Massachusetts
$97.8M -$1.9M -60,619 -2%
Citigroup
33
Citigroup
New York
$92.2M -$23.8M -759,882 -22%
SEI Investments
34
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$91.4M +$21.2M +676,847 +34%
Commonwealth Equity Services
35
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$88.6M -$681K -21,704 -0.8%
M&T Bank
36
M&T Bank
New York
$86.9M -$10.9M -346,914 -12%
PPFA
37
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$84.9M -$78.4M -2,499,020 -51%
State Street
38
State Street
Massachusetts
$80.6M +$35.4M +1,128,022 +94%
PVH
39
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$76.1M +$48M +1,529,175 +228%
Allianz Asset Management
40
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$75.2M -$6.84M -218,008 -9%
JRP
41
Jasper Ridge Partners
California
$72.3M +$6.1M +194,371 +10%
TD Asset Management
42
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$68.2M -$312K -9,963 -0.5%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
43
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$65.4M +$4.1M +130,753 +7%
PPA
44
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$63.5M -$3.8M -121,200 -6%
PAM
45
PartnerRe Asset Management
Connecticut
$63.3M +$256K +8,151 +0.4%
FMI
46
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$57.9M +$6.59M +210,000 +14%
Fifth Third Bancorp
47
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$56.9M +$3.47M +110,678 +7%
KeyBank National Association
48
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$56.1M -$2.7M -86,024 -5%
TCT
49
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$56M -$30.9M -986,090 -38%
RMC
50
Regis Management Company
California
$55.2M -$6.23M -198,627 -11%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

888 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $20.3B — up 6.3% from $19.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 85 funds opened new VWO positions and 74 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 329 added to existing stakes and 388 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wealthfront, adding an estimated $198M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $164M.

  • 888 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q1 2016, up from 887 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $20.3B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 85 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 74 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Wealthfront, an estimated $198M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $164M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.