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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
Nomura Holdings
576
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$863K +$629K +15,265 +267%
WCF
577
West Coast Financial
California
$850K +$120K +2,905 +16%
DSC
578
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$850K +$197K +4,777 +30%
FPTW
579
Franklin, Parlapiano, Turner & Welch
Texas
$846K -$282K -6,839 -25%
SCA
580
Stillwater Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$838K +$840K +20,370 New
ICOA
581
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$836K -$2.71M -65,665 -76%
CCT
582
Chemung Canal Trust
New York
$829K -$28.9K -700 -3%
AAS
583
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$828K -$14.5K -352 -2%
GWM
584
Greenwich Wealth Management
Connecticut
$804K +$80.2K +1,946 +11%
CWM
585
Cabot Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$790K -$149K -3,620 -16%
BAM
586
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$786K -$20.6K -500 -3%
DCM
587
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$782K +$577K +14,000 +280%
FFC
588
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$779K +$10.1K +245 +1%
TBNY
589
Trustco Bank (New York)
New York
$763K -$13.8K -335 -2%
BHIA
590
Birch Hill Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$760K -$69.9K -1,695 -8%
HI
591
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$751K +$330 +8 +0%
QLMGAA
592
QS Legg Mason Global Asset Allocation
New York
$751K +$94K +2,279 +14%
WCM
593
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
$746K +$754K +18,279 New
AMG
594
Asset Management Group
Connecticut
$745K -$32.6K -791 -4%
EWA
595
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$720K -$352K -8,528 -32%
BFS
596
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$717K +$263K +6,371 +58%
BAM
597
Berkshire Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$707K +$708K +17,181 New
JAM
598
Jolley Asset Management
North Carolina
$705K
AB
599
AT Bancorp
Iowa
$703K +$20K +484 +3%
GF
600
Gerstein Fisher
New York
$700K -$479K -11,621 -41%

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.