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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
CW
576
Cobiz Wealth
Colorado
$648K -$135K -3,422 -17%
RFC
577
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$642K -$134M -3,375,233 -100%
QLMGAA
578
QS Legg Mason Global Asset Allocation
New York
$641K +$16.6K +420 +3%
ASN
579
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$641K +$99.7K +2,520 +19%
FBT
580
Founders Bank & Trust
Michigan
$640K +$35.4K +896 +6%
DSC
581
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$638K +$21.7K +549 +4%
NI
582
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$638K +$404K +10,200 +179%
WPC
583
Waters Parkerson & Co
Louisiana
$635K +$53.2K +1,345 +9%
NCM
584
Novare Capital Management
North Carolina
$634K -$182K -4,601 -23%
MM
585
Main Management
California
$620K +$612K +15,460 New
BCM
586
Blenheim Capital Management
New Jersey
$606K +$598K +15,105 New
RSVP
587
Ramsay Stattman Vela & Price
Colorado
$597K +$51.4K +1,300 +10%
AWA
588
AmeriServ Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$592K -$25.7K -650 -4%
CAW
589
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
$590K +$252K +6,370 +76%
Mariner
590
Mariner
Kansas
$589K -$1.69M -42,746 -74%
CIBC World Market
591
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$589K +$581K +14,684 New
AIS
592
American Investment Services
Massachusetts
$587K -$13.8K -350 -2%
ST
593
Spot Trading
Illinois
$585K -$3.33M -84,197 -85%
WCM
594
Weik Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$583K +$23.7K +600 +4%
CWA
595
Constellation Wealth Advisors
New York
$579K +$571K +14,436 New
CC
596
Courier Capital
New York
$573K +$290K +7,319 +105%
BIM
597
Baldwin Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$561K
PAM
598
Premier Asset Management
Illinois
$560K +$553K +13,975 New
CTA
599
Chesley Taft & Associates
Illinois
$558K +$62.9K +1,591 +13%
WFM
600
Wilmington Funds Management
Delaware
$558K +$550K +13,900 New

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.