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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
HCM
626
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$581K +$230K +5,587 +65%
BIM
627
Baldwin Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$571K -$4.74K -115 -0.8%
Mariner
628
Mariner
Kansas
$570K -$34.8K -843 -6%
RBC
629
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
$570K +$571K +13,840 New
BA
630
Bridgewater Advisors
New York
$567K +$569K +13,793 New
RG
631
Renaissance Group
Kentucky
$564K
WP
632
WMS Partners
Maryland
$558K -$524K -12,707 -48%
NRS
633
Neville Rodie & Shaw
New York
$552K +$145K +3,525 +36%
CW
634
Cobiz Wealth
Colorado
$538K -$126K -3,066 -19%
VIA
635
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$538K +$539K +13,075 New
BAC
636
Boys Arnold & Co
North Carolina
$535K -$330 -8 -0.1%
NFC
637
Northeast Financial Consultants
Connecticut
$534K +$535K +12,976 New
DDC
638
DF Dent & Co
Maryland
$532K
LC
639
Lourd Capital
California
$531K +$7.42K +180 +1%
WA
640
Winfield Associates
Ohio
$524K +$525K +12,733 New
CCM
641
Chilton Capital Management
Texas
$509K +$17.8K +432 +4%
CCT
642
Capital City Trust
Florida
$504K
FFBTD
643
First Financial Bank - Trust Division
Ohio
$502K +$504K +12,215 New
PLFAM
644
Pineno Levin & Ford Asset Management
Virginia
$498K +$96.9K +2,350 +24%
HTHT
645
Hemenway Trust Hemenway Trust
New Hampshire
$494K +$495K +12,000 New
M
646
MOTCO
Texas
$492K -$707K -17,143 -59%
FNBOH
647
First National Bank of Hutchinson
Kansas
$484K -$10M -242,808 -95%
AWA
648
AmeriServ Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$484K -$124K -3,000 -20%
HCC
649
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$478K
FLPIM
650
F.L. Putnam Investment Management
Massachusetts
$464K -$98.3K -2,383 -17%

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.