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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

1,060 hedge funds and large institutions have $31.3B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 100 funds opening new positions, 529 increasing their positions, 340 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

156% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 100 | Existing positions closed: 39

56% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 529 | Existing positions reduced: 340

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $26.7B → $31.3B (+$4.61B)

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 164186 (+22)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,0101,060 (+50)

0.91% more ownership

Funds ownership: 60.79%61.7% (+0.91%)

10% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $81.8M | Put options by funds: $90.7M

Holders
1,060
Holders Change
+50
Holders Change %
+4.95%
% of All Funds
26.38%
Holding in Top 10
186
Holding in Top 10 Change
+22
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+13.41%
% of All Funds
4.63%
New
100
Increased
529
Reduced
340
Closed
39
Calls
$81.8M
Puts
$90.7M
Net Calls
-$8.95M
Net Calls Change
-$4.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PCA
26
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$247M +$24.9M +644,654 +12%
MFRM
27
Milliman Financial Risk Management
Illinois
$239M +$6.41M +166,000 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
28
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$206M +$6.69M +173,380 +3%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
29
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$204M +$198M +5,135,000 New
Barclays
30
Barclays
United Kingdom
$194M +$121M +3,131,364 +179%
ICMARC
31
International City Management Association Retirement Corp
District of Columbia
$193M -$5.47M -141,860 -3%
Ameriprise
32
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$185M +$61.4M +1,591,467 +52%
VA
33
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$182M -$12.1M -312,746 -6%
Bank of New York Mellon
34
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$177M +$12.4M +321,953 +8%
Allianz Asset Management
35
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$160M +$6.32M +163,810 +4%
PPFA
36
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$151M +$147M +3,806,258 New
SDIC
37
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$143M
WI
38
Wafra Inc
New York
$140M -$1.84M -47,700 -1%
SCM
39
SCS Capital Management
Massachusetts
$140M +$21M +545,223 +18%
M&T Bank
40
M&T Bank
New York
$132M +$11.4M +295,483 +10%
SEI Investments
41
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$122M -$15.4M -399,444 -11%
PPA
42
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$122M +$25.2M +653,563 +27%
Commonwealth Equity Services
43
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$114M -$177K -4,598 -0.2%
Citigroup
44
Citigroup
New York
$100M +$11M +285,636 +13%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
45
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$99.4M +$34.5M +893,105 +55%
Stifel Financial
46
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$95.6M -$25.1M -651,217 -21%
JRP
47
Jasper Ridge Partners
California
$94.3M +$7.2M +186,600 +9%
HIIFS
48
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$86.1M +$83.7M +2,168,431 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
49
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$85.5M +$9.82M +254,354 +13%
MIS
50
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$85.1M -$1.62M -42,016 -2%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

1,060 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $31.3B — up 17% from $26.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 100 funds opened new VWO positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 61 holders — while 529 added to existing stakes and 340 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $377M. The largest seller was Bridgewater Associates, cutting an estimated $773M.

  • 1,060 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q1 2017, up from 1,010 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $31.3B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 100 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 39 closed out, a net change of +61 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $377M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $773M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.