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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
FAB
626
First American Bank
Illinois
$431K -$1.98K -50 -0.5%
CT
627
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
$430K -$23.3K -590 -5%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
628
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$422K +$44.7K +1,129 +12%
FDCC
629
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co
Massachusetts
$419K -$35.5K -897 -8%
BIC
630
Beach Investment Counsel
Pennsylvania
$412K
GI
631
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$405K -$64.5K -1,631 -14%
NRS
632
Neville Rodie & Shaw
New York
$397K +$79.1K +2,000 +25%
PLFAM
633
Pineno Levin & Ford Asset Management
Virginia
$392K
HRIA
634
Haberer Registered Investment Advisor
Ohio
$389K -$20.8K -525 -5%
ICM
635
IMS Capital Management
Oregon
$387K
BFA
636
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$386K +$381K +9,628 New
CCM
637
Condor Capital Management
New Jersey
$385K +$21.5K +544 +6%
CANY
638
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$377K +$372K +9,400 New
SYBT
639
Stock Yards Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$376K -$17K -430 -4%
TT
640
Tower Trust
Indiana
$372K -$303K -7,671 -45%
CA
641
Callahan Advisors
Texas
$368K -$50.8K -1,283 -12%
GIA
642
Granite Investment Advisors
New Hampshire
$363K -$262K -6,620 -42%
LRPA
643
L. Roy Papp & Associates
Arizona
$362K +$60K +1,517 +20%
BB
644
Busey Bank
Illinois
$361K +$23.7K +600 +7%
ARMC
645
American Research & Management Company
Massachusetts
$353K
MSU
646
Maple Securities USA
New Jersey
$350K +$345K +8,725 New
Axa
647
Axa
France
$345K
HCM
648
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$343K +$338K +8,543 New
FANJ
649
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$342K +$153K +3,875 +84%
VCM
650
Violich Capital Management
California
$341K -$11.9K -300 -3%

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.