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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
WRM
701
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$154K -$100K -2,536 -40%
IFA
702
Interactive Financial Advisors
Illinois
$153K +$158 +4 +0.1%
PFS
703
Penseco Financial Services
Pennsylvania
$149K +$19.8K +500 +16%
JIC
704
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$134K -$27.7K -700 -17%
SF
705
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$131K +$28.8K +728 +29%
TWA
706
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$117K
OIA
707
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$109K +$108K +2,726 New
MBT
708
Monroe Bank & Trust
Michigan
$97K
HCM
709
Horrell Capital Management
Arkansas
$90K +$3.36K +85 +4%
CFSG
710
Community Financial Services Group
Vermont
$66K
AA
711
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$60K
Daiwa Securities Group
712
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$48K +$23.7K +600 +100%
WCM
713
Windsor Capital Management
Arizona
$48K +$38.3K +968 +430%
DBT
714
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$47K -$41.5K -1,050 -47%
TSW
715
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$47K
PAS
716
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$40K +$11.6K +294 +42%
JFGIW
717
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$39K -$75.6K -1,910 -66%
EFSCE
718
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$39K +$16.5K +418 +75%
VanEck Associates
719
VanEck Associates
New York
$38K -$9.46K -239 -20%
BOK
720
Bank of Kentucky
Kentucky
$34K
RFA
721
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$34K +$40 +1 +0.1%
MWAM
722
Mariner Wealth Advisors (Madison)
Kansas
$29K
SFSIG
723
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$28K +$3.96K +100 +17%
PSUF
724
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$25K
CG
725
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$24K +$23.3K +590 New

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.