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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

737 hedge funds and large institutions have $28B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 343 increasing their positions, 268 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 343 | Existing positions reduced: 268

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 59

25% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $117M | Put options by funds: $93.8M

12% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 147164 (+17)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 725737 (+12)

0.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.27%56.87% (+0.6%)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $33.4B → $28B (-$5.47B)

Holders
737
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+1.66%
% of All Funds
23.89%
Holding in Top 10
164
Holding in Top 10 Change
+17
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.56%
% of All Funds
5.32%
New
75
Increased
343
Reduced
268
Closed
59
Calls
$117M
Puts
$93.8M
Net Calls
+$23.2M
Net Calls Change
+$86.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BHIA
551
Birch Hill Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$809K +$306K +7,724 +62%
HJMC
552
Hellman Jordan Management Company
Massachusetts
$803K +$791K +20,000 New
BAM
553
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$787K
AMG
554
Asset Management Group
Connecticut
$759K -$4.71K -119 -0.6%
TBNY
555
Trustco Bank (New York)
New York
$757K -$918K -23,205 -55%
SIC
556
Schwartz Investment Counsel
Michigan
$757K +$746K +18,860 New
NDSI
557
Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc
Rhode Island
$752K +$27.7K +700 +4%
FFC
558
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$751K -$241K -6,081 -25%
PP
559
Patten & Patten
Tennessee
$745K +$11.9K +300 +2%
FIM
560
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$741K -$90.1K -2,277 -11%
GHAM
561
Gilman Hill Asset Management
Connecticut
$737K +$41.8K +1,056 +6%
HI
562
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$732K +$317 +8 +0%
WCF
563
West Coast Financial
California
$713K -$9.3K -235 -1%
WA
564
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$710K +$100K +2,535 +17%
GWM
565
Greenwich Wealth Management
Connecticut
$706K +$68.6K +1,735 +11%
VCM
566
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
$696K -$25.7K -650 -4%
Lazard Asset Management
567
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$693K -$30.2M -763,403 -98%
FFA
568
First Foundation Advisors
California
$692K +$682K +17,232 New
JAM
569
Jolley Asset Management
North Carolina
$688K
CSIC
570
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$684K +$20.6K +520 +3%
MCC
571
Mid Continent Capital
Illinois
$676K -$42K -1,061 -6%
HR
572
Howe & Rusling
New York
$675K -$30.9K -781 -4%
AB
573
AT Bancorp
Iowa
$665K +$164K +4,142 +33%
PSI
574
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$658K +$194K +4,896 +43%
TIM
575
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$653K +$56.6K +1,431 +10%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

737 of the 3,085 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $28B — down 16% from $33.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 75 funds opened new VWO positions and 59 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 343 added to existing stakes and 268 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $974M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $699M.

  • 737 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q3 2013, up from 725 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $28B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 75 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 59 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was BlackRock Group, an estimated $974M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2013 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $699M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.