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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
PCTC
676
Perkins Coie Trust Company
Washington
$393K +$394K +9,546 New
LRPA
677
L. Roy Papp & Associates
Arizona
$392K +$21.1K +511 +6%
MLL
678
Moody Lynn & Lieberson
Massachusetts
$391K -$9.68M -234,694 -96%
FF
679
Friedenthal Financial
New Jersey
$390K +$391K +9,488 New
PWM
680
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$385K +$386K +9,373 New
NI
681
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$383K -$272K -6,600 -42%
PAM
682
Premier Asset Management
Illinois
$380K -$195K -4,725 -34%
CCM
683
Condor Capital Management
New Jersey
$375K -$19.9K -483 -5%
GIA
684
Granite Investment Advisors
New Hampshire
$372K
MCM
685
Maple Capital Management
Vermont
$367K +$73.4K +1,781 +25%
OCG
686
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
$364K +$364K +8,839 New
ARMC
687
American Research & Management Company
Massachusetts
$362K
WJA
688
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$359K -$10.2M -248,478 -97%
NGA
689
Naples Global Advisors
Florida
$358K +$359K +8,700 New
HB
690
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$357K +$358K +8,685 New
AAM
691
Aureus Asset Management
Massachusetts
$351K -$101K -2,457 -22%
GI
692
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$348K -$67.3K -1,632 -16%
G
693
GlobalBridge
Minnesota
$345K +$345K +8,376 New
FANJ
694
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$344K -$6.23K -151 -2%
BOS
695
Bingham Osborn & Scarborough
California
$344K +$20.5K +497 +6%
SYBT
696
Stock Yards Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$340K -$44.6K -1,082 -12%
HRIA
697
Haberer Registered Investment Advisor
Ohio
$337K -$61.2K -1,485 -15%
TIA
698
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$335K +$336K +8,153 New
HCM
699
Harvest Capital Management
New Hampshire
$332K -$1.57M -37,999 -82%
VC
700
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$330K +$331K +8,018 New

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.