Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
782 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.5B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 295 increasing their positions, 359 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.
0% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $170M | Put options by funds: $170M
0.03% less ownership
Funds ownership: 58.8% → 58.76% (-0.03%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 808 → 782 (-26)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $27.3B → $24.5B (-$2.85B)
15% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 168 → 142 (-26)
18% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 295 | Existing positions reduced: 359
23% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 73
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Westport,
Connecticut
|
+$131M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$111M |
| 3 |
YU
Yale University
New Haven,
Connecticut
|
+$95.6M |
| 4 |
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Charlottesville,
Virginia
|
+$92M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$91.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$588M |
| 2 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
-$418M |
| 3 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$256M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$216M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$125M |
VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
782 of the 3,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $24.5B — down 10% from $27.3B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 73 funds closed out of VWO and 56 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 359 trimmed existing stakes and 295 added.
The largest buyer was Bridgewater Associates, adding an estimated $131M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $588M.
- 782 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q1 2014, down from 808 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $24.5B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q1 2014, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 56 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 73 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $131M added.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $588M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.