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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
Bank of Nova Scotia
601
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$696K -$2.43M -58,894 -78%
TIM
602
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$680K +$11.4K +277 +2%
CC
603
Courier Capital
New York
$680K +$92.9K +2,252 +16%
DAS
604
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$674K +$676K +16,395 New
HCA
605
Horan Capital Advisors
Ohio
$673K -$186K -4,510 -22%
CSIC
606
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$664K -$37K -897 -5%
VCM
607
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
$662K -$51.5K -1,250 -7%
CFS
608
Community Financial System
New York
$654K +$166K +4,022 +34%
MC
609
Mathes Company
New York
$649K +$650K +15,770 New
FBT
610
Founders Bank & Trust
Michigan
$644K +$52.9K +1,283 +8%
SFA
611
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
$640K +$641K +15,545 New
MM
612
Main Management
California
$636K
RSVP
613
Ramsay Stattman Vela & Price
Colorado
$636K +$23.7K +575 +4%
AIS
614
American Investment Services
Massachusetts
$632K +$30.2K +733 +5%
Axa
615
Axa
France
$625K +$272K +6,600 +77%
PFS
616
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$620K -$512K -12,415 -45%
GHAM
617
Gilman Hill Asset Management
Connecticut
$612K -$144K -3,496 -19%
RFC
618
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$612K
CTA
619
Chesley Taft & Associates
Illinois
$612K +$40K +970 +7%
SCG
620
Strategic Capital Group
Washington
$611K -$545K -13,222 -47%
SFG
621
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$610K -$4.25M -103,146 -87%
HR
622
Howe & Rusling
New York
$596K -$89.5K -2,170 -13%
WPC
623
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$596K +$64.7K +1,570 +12%
WCM
624
Weik Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$585K -$12.4K -300 -2%
NG
625
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
$584K +$67.7K +1,643 +13%

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.