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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
RG
601
Renaissance Group
Kentucky
$550K
FLPIM
602
F.L. Putnam Investment Management
Massachusetts
$548K +$66.1K +1,671 +14%
AP
603
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$547K -$12.8K -323 -2%
NPA
604
Nichols & Pratt Advisers
Massachusetts
$529K -$54K -1,365 -9%
ACM
605
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
$524K -$8.7K -220 -2%
BAC
606
Boys Arnold & Co
North Carolina
$522K +$89K +2,250 +21%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
607
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$522K +$297K +7,500 +136%
DDC
608
DF Dent & Co
Maryland
$519K
WPC
609
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$518K +$119K +3,000 +30%
LC
610
Lourd Capital
California
$511K +$87.1K +2,201 +21%
NG
611
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
$503K +$10.9K +275 +2%
SHWM
612
Smith & Howard Wealth Management
Georgia
$495K +$121K +3,050 +33%
AWMS
613
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$495K +$391K +9,886 +404%
VKH
614
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$480K +$473K +11,966 New
CCM
615
Chilton Capital Management
Texas
$480K +$52.7K +1,333 +13%
CFS
616
Community Financial System
New York
$477K +$19.8K +500 +4%
BWP
617
Baldwin Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$468K -$28.5K -720 -6%
HCC
618
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$467K +$460K +11,628 New
CW
619
Cabot-Wellington
Massachusetts
$455K +$9.89K +250 +2%
SNT
620
Security National Trust
West Virginia
$455K +$17K +430 +4%
CB
621
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$447K +$441K +11,148 New
BFS
622
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$444K +$133K +3,371 +44%
AAM
623
Aureus Asset Management
Massachusetts
$441K -$149K -3,773 -26%
SKK
624
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$439K +$19.8K +500 +5%
MC
625
Miles Capital
Iowa
$431K -$1.23M -31,092 -74%

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.