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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

1,266 hedge funds and large institutions have $37.2B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 81 funds opening new positions, 542 increasing their positions, 517 reducing their positions, and 80 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 542 | Existing positions reduced: 517

1% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 81 | Existing positions closed: 80

0.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.02%63.86% (-0.17%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,2731,266 (-7)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $38.7B → $37.2B (-$1.46B)

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 205174 (-31)

35% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $89.2M | Put options by funds: $137M

Holders
1,266
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-0.55%
% of All Funds
28.94%
Holding in Top 10
174
Holding in Top 10 Change
-31
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15.12%
% of All Funds
3.98%
New
81
Increased
542
Reduced
517
Closed
80
Calls
$89.2M
Puts
$137M
Net Calls
-$47.8M
Net Calls Change
-$7.65M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
26
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$256M -$69.4K -1,650 -0%
SEI Investments
27
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$250M +$3.44M +81,678 +1%
Citigroup
28
Citigroup
New York
$233M -$6.76M -160,640 -3%
WI
29
Wafra Inc
New York
$216M +$21.9M +521,235 +11%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
30
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$211M +$1.48M +35,170 +0.7%
JPG
31
Jordan Park Group
California
$209M +$20.5M +486,520 +11%
LPL Financial
32
LPL Financial
California
$204M +$9.01M +214,104 +4%
VA
33
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$187M +$4.57M +108,537 +2%
Allianz Asset Management
34
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$185M +$5.09M +121,000 +3%
SCM
35
SCS Capital Management
Massachusetts
$171M +$2.97M +70,646 +2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
36
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$151M +$4.36M +103,736 +3%
SDIC
37
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$148M
TF
38
TIAA FSB
Florida
$145M +$27.3M +650,103 +23%
JMPWA
39
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$144M +$141M +3,363,174 +2,421%
M&T Bank
40
M&T Bank
New York
$141M +$1.52M +36,093 +1%
LSAG
41
Lake Street Advisors Group
New Hampshire
$132M -$3.87M -92,088 -3%
Stifel Financial
42
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$127M -$1.9M -45,082 -1%
Jane Street
43
Jane Street
New York
$106M -$158M -3,758,168 -59%
RFC
44
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$103M +$639K +15,198 +0.6%
ACI
45
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$98M -$1.91M -45,372 -2%
MIS
46
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$96.6M -$8.57M -203,642 -8%
Fifth Third Bancorp
47
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$94.6M -$5.28M -125,436 -5%
SB
48
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$91.1M -$4.75M -112,878 -5%
TAM
49
Tiverton Asset Management
Delaware
$88.8M
ECM
50
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$87.8M +$9.89M +234,976 +12%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

1,266 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $37.2B — down 3.8% from $38.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 81 funds opened new VWO positions and 80 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 542 added to existing stakes and 517 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Yale University, adding an estimated $284M. The largest seller was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, cutting an estimated $491M.

  • 1,266 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q3 2018, down from 1,273 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $37.2B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2018, down 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 81 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 80 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Yale University, an estimated $284M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $491M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.