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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
NFG
501
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$3.54M +$624K +14,835 +21%
CG
502
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$3.53M +$208K +4,941 +6%
ABC
503
Associated Banc-Corp
Wisconsin
$3.5M +$311K +7,385 +9%
MCM
504
Makena Capital Management
California
$3.49M -$45.1K -1,073 -1%
BSW
505
Buckingham Strategic Wealth
Missouri
$3.46M -$124K -2,959 -3%
RC
506
RegentAtlantic Capital
New Jersey
$3.45M +$3.54M +84,199 New
NCM
507
Novare Capital Management
North Carolina
$3.44M -$804K -19,112 -19%
WA
508
WP Advisors
California
$3.44M -$207K -4,916 -6%
NA
509
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$3.44M +$856K +20,350 +32%
RRC
510
Relaxing Retirement Coach
Massachusetts
$3.42M -$51.1K -1,215 -1%
WB
511
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$3.4M +$132K +3,144 +4%
IA
512
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$3.33M +$2.05M +48,820 +150%
BC
513
Burney Company
Virginia
$3.31M +$430K +10,233 +15%
WA
514
Winfield Associates
Ohio
$3.3M +$18.3K +435 +0.5%
EPP
515
ETF Portfolio Partners
Kansas
$3.29M +$56.8K +1,351 +2%
EWM
516
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$3.28M +$109K +2,580 +3%
CWS
517
Cypress Wealth Services
California
$3.26M +$60.5K +1,437 +2%
QAM
518
QCI Asset Management
New York
$3.26M +$275K +6,537 +9%
JIC
519
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$3.26M -$31.3K -745 -0.9%
CC
520
Claybrook Capital
Massachusetts
$3.25M -$2.1K -50 -0.1%
IAS
521
IMA Advisory Services
Colorado
$3.24M -$1.11M -26,345 -25%
MM
522
Meridian Management
Arkansas
$3.23M -$652K -15,487 -16%
MMA
523
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$3.21M +$2.92M +69,417 +794%
SPIO
524
Seven Post Investment Office
California
$3.18M -$2.52K -60 -0.1%
VST
525
Van Strum & Towne
California
$3.14M -$16.8K -400 -0.5%

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.