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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

808 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.3B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 136 funds opening new positions, 297 increasing their positions, 317 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

139% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 136 | Existing positions closed: 57

27% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $346M | Put options by funds: $273M

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 737808 (+71)

2% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 164168 (+4)

1.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.87%58.8% (+1.9%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $28B → $27.3B (-$659M)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 297 | Existing positions reduced: 317

Holders
808
Holders Change
+71
Holders Change %
+9.63%
% of All Funds
23.45%
Holding in Top 10
168
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+2.44%
% of All Funds
4.88%
New
136
Increased
297
Reduced
317
Closed
57
Calls
$346M
Puts
$273M
Net Calls
+$72.8M
Net Calls Change
+$49.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GC
551
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.01M -$229K -5,546 -18%
AC
552
Alley Company
Illinois
$1M -$124 -3 -0%
DY
553
Dowling & Yahnke
California
$998K +$26.3K +639 +3%
EB
554
Eastern Bank
Massachusetts
$995K -$208K -5,041 -17%
OC
555
Oarsman Capital
Wisconsin
$993K +$138K +3,357 +16%
MWM
556
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$987K +$990K +24,002 New
SC
557
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$980K -$410K -9,937 -29%
HCM
558
HM Capital Management
Missouri
$979K +$412 +10 +0%
IA
559
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$968K -$242K -5,869 -20%
CAW
560
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
$968K +$364K +8,836 +60%
FFA
561
First Foundation Advisors
California
$967K +$259K +6,279 +36%
IIC
562
Ironwood Investment Counsel
Arizona
$966K -$186K -4,519 -16%
WPC
563
Waters Parkerson & Co
Louisiana
$965K +$315K +7,635 +48%
BCM
564
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$957K +$959K +23,250 New
NSIM
565
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$948K -$23.8K -578 -2%
PP
566
Patten & Patten
Tennessee
$947K +$183K +4,437 +24%
WA
567
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$942K -$31.7K -770 -3%
WIL
568
Winifred I. Li
$932K +$98.1K +2,380 +12%
LIC
569
Lodestar Investment Counsel
Illinois
$929K -$132K -3,200 -12%
RP
570
Reinhart Partners
Wisconsin
$914K -$59K -1,430 -6%
CIC
571
Carnegie Investment Counsel
Ohio
$894K -$43.4K -1,053 -5%
CBT
572
Central Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$885K +$454 +11 +0.1%
CCG
573
Cypress Capital Group
Florida
$870K -$114K -2,759 -12%
ECM
574
Ensemble Capital Management
California
$868K
Charles Schwab
575
Charles Schwab
California
$864K -$1.4M -34,000 -62%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

808 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $27.3B — down 2.4% from $28B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 136 funds opened new VWO positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 79 holders — while 297 added to existing stakes and 317 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $206M. The largest seller was State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, cutting an estimated $443M.

  • 808 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q4 2013, up from 737 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $27.3B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q4 2013, down 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 136 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 57 closed out, a net change of +79 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $206M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q4 2013 was State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, an estimated $443M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.