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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

825 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.1B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 388 increasing their positions, 290 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 37

34% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 388 | Existing positions reduced: 290

25% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $152M | Put options by funds: $121M

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $26.8B → $27.1B (+$355M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 818825 (+7)

0.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.6%57.91% (+0.3%)

6% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 154145 (-9)

Holders
825
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+0.86%
% of All Funds
23.93%
Holding in Top 10
145
Holding in Top 10 Change
-9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5.84%
% of All Funds
4.21%
New
53
Increased
388
Reduced
290
Closed
37
Calls
$152M
Puts
$121M
Net Calls
+$30.3M
Net Calls Change
-$10.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FHC
701
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$327K -$89 -2 -0%
HC
702
HHG & Company
Connecticut
$325K -$1.04M -23,366 -75%
EWM
703
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$317K -$266K -5,986 -44%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
704
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$315K +$56.9K +1,281 +21%
CW
705
Cobiz Wealth
Colorado
$313K -$65.5K -1,475 -16%
WS
706
Wedbush Securities
California
$302K +$321K +7,230 New
MCM
707
Maple Capital Management
Vermont
$300K -$3.91K -88 -1%
BIM
708
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$299K -$14M -314,556 -98%
MLL
709
Moody Lynn & Lieberson
Massachusetts
$294K -$5.86M -132,031 -95%
GI
710
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$292K -$31.3K -705 -9%
AWA
711
AmeriServ Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$292K
VCM
712
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
$290K -$19.1K -430 -6%
PWM
713
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$288K -$131K -2,952 -30%
GCC
714
Guardian Capital (Canada)
Ontario, Canada
$286K +$304K +6,850 New
KFA
715
Kays Financial Advisory
Georgia
$282K
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
716
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$273K -$988K -22,243 -0.3%
WJA
717
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$271K
MFW
718
Meristem Family Wealth
Minnesota
$267K +$19.1K +430 +7%
Two Sigma Advisers
719
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$266K -$282K -6,350 -50%
PWW
720
Pettyjohn Wood & White
Virginia
$266K
GF
721
Gerstein Fisher
New York
$265K +$282K +6,347 New
LW
722
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
$263K +$21.3K +480 +8%
BAM
723
Berkshire Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$263K +$27.3K +614 +11%
WA
724
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$261K +$31.3K +705 +13%
HIM
725
Hanlon Investment Management
New Jersey
$261K +$278K +6,257 New

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

825 of the 3,448 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $27.1B — up 1.3% from $26.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new VWO positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 388 added to existing stakes and 290 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Marketfield Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $537M. The largest seller was Creative Planning, cutting an estimated $260M.

  • 825 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q3 2014, up from 818 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $27.1B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 1.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 37 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $537M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Creative Planning, an estimated $260M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.