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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

825 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.1B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 388 increasing their positions, 290 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 37

34% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 388 | Existing positions reduced: 290

25% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $152M | Put options by funds: $121M

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $26.8B → $27.1B (+$355M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 818825 (+7)

0.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.6%57.91% (+0.3%)

6% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 154145 (-9)

Holders
825
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+0.86%
% of All Funds
23.93%
Holding in Top 10
145
Holding in Top 10 Change
-9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5.84%
% of All Funds
4.21%
New
53
Increased
388
Reduced
290
Closed
37
Calls
$152M
Puts
$121M
Net Calls
+$30.3M
Net Calls Change
-$10.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
KTC
576
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$785K +$22.1K +498 +3%
MBT
577
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
$780K +$224K +5,038 +37%
NFC
578
Northeast Financial Consultants
Connecticut
$778K -$34K -766 -4%
CCG
579
Cypress Capital Group
Florida
$770K -$203K -4,580 -20%
CCM
580
Chilton Capital Management
Texas
$770K +$888 +20 +0.1%
ST
581
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$770K +$820K +18,465 New
TBNY
582
Trustco Bank (New York)
New York
$768K +$7.55K +170 +0.9%
FFC
583
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$761K +$3.33K +75 +0.4%
ECM
584
Ensemble Capital Management
California
$759K -$129K -2,900 -14%
GAM
585
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$755K +$62.1K +1,398 +8%
WA
586
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$743K -$143K -3,224 -15%
AMG
587
Asset Management Group
Connecticut
$728K -$23K -519 -3%
SFA
588
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
$728K +$3.46K +78 +0.4%
AC
589
Alley Company
Illinois
$726K -$307K -6,904 -28%
RIA
590
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$726K +$517K +11,634 +202%
B
591
Bailard
California
$721K +$263K +5,928 +52%
TIA
592
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$718K +$25.5K +575 +3%
Rafferty Asset Management
593
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$692K +$519K +11,694 +239%
FPTW
594
Franklin, Parlapiano, Turner & Welch
Texas
$687K -$167K -3,750 -19%
HCM
595
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$682K +$206K +4,631 +40%
QLMGAA
596
QS Legg Mason Global Asset Allocation
New York
$681K -$126K -2,841 -15%
JWM
597
Jacobus Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$679K
FBT
598
Founders Bank & Trust
Michigan
$678K -$4.44K -100 -0.6%
CSIC
599
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$673K
CASB
600
Cape Ann Savings Bank
Massachusetts
$671K -$12K -270 -2%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

825 of the 3,448 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $27.1B — up 1.3% from $26.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new VWO positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 388 added to existing stakes and 290 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Marketfield Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $537M. The largest seller was Creative Planning, cutting an estimated $260M.

  • 825 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q3 2014, up from 818 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $27.1B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 1.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 37 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $537M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Creative Planning, an estimated $260M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.