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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

1,371 hedge funds and large institutions have $35.2B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 221 funds opening new positions, 534 increasing their positions, 522 reducing their positions, and 101 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

119% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 221 | Existing positions closed: 101

29% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 174225 (+51)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,2661,371 (+105)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 534 | Existing positions reduced: 522

0.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 63.86%63.63% (-0.22%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $37.2B → $35.2B (-$2.06B)

47% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $86.9M | Put options by funds: $162M

Holders
1,371
Holders Change
+105
Holders Change %
+8.29%
% of All Funds
30.54%
Holding in Top 10
225
Holding in Top 10 Change
+51
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+29.31%
% of All Funds
5.01%
New
221
Increased
534
Reduced
522
Closed
101
Calls
$86.9M
Puts
$162M
Net Calls
-$75.6M
Net Calls Change
-$27.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Citigroup
26
Citigroup
New York
$231M +$14.6M +376,461 +7%
WI
27
Wafra Inc
New York
$229M +$29.1M +751,244 +14%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
28
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$226M -$12.4M -319,667 -5%
LPL Financial
29
LPL Financial
California
$203M +$13M +335,854 +7%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
30
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$196M
JRP
31
Jasper Ridge Partners
California
$181M -$108M -2,786,588 -37%
MFRM
32
Milliman Financial Risk Management
Illinois
$176M -$96.4M -2,488,557 -35%
VA
33
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$173M -$1.19M -30,733 -0.7%
Jane Street
34
Jane Street
New York
$171M +$74.5M +1,923,399 +75%
TF
35
TIAA FSB
Florida
$165M +$30.7M +793,747 +22%
Commonwealth Equity Services
36
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$144M +$4.24M +109,443 +3%
M&T Bank
37
M&T Bank
New York
$137M +$6.04M +155,873 +5%
SDIC
38
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$137M
JMPWA
39
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$135M +$1.32M +34,076 +1%
Allianz Asset Management
40
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$132M -$40.5M -1,044,700 -23%
LSAG
41
Lake Street Advisors Group
New Hampshire
$130M +$7.26M +187,428 +6%
SCM
42
SCS Capital Management
Massachusetts
$127M -$32.3M -834,844 -20%
JPG
43
Jordan Park Group
California
$117M -$75.5M -1,948,073 -39%
Stifel Financial
44
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$111M -$6.97M -179,997 -6%
RFC
45
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$98.4M +$2.7M +69,810 +3%
MIS
46
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$92.4M +$2.64M +68,261 +3%
SB
47
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$91M +$6.43M +166,086 +7%
ACI
48
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$90.6M
SBSB
49
Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blaney
Virginia
$89.3M +$90.8M +2,345,076 New
AG
50
Advisor Group
Arizona
$87.6M +$26.5M +684,899 +42%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

1,371 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $35.2B — down 5.5% from $37.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 221 funds opened new VWO positions and 101 closed out — a net gain of 120 holders — while 534 added to existing stakes and 522 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, adding an estimated $238M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $338M.

  • 1,371 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q4 2018, up from 1,266 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $35.2B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 221 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 101 closed out, a net change of +120 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $238M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $338M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.