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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

828 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.4B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 341 increasing their positions, 362 reducing their positions, and 105 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $94.8M | Put options by funds: $97.3M

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 341 | Existing positions reduced: 362

2.15% less ownership

Funds ownership: 58.28%56.12% (-2.2%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 886828 (-58)

16% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 152128 (-24)

29% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.3B → $19.4B (-$7.85B)

48% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 105

Holders
828
Holders Change
-58
Holders Change %
-6.55%
% of All Funds
23.11%
Holding in Top 10
128
Holding in Top 10 Change
-24
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15.79%
% of All Funds
3.57%
New
55
Increased
341
Reduced
362
Closed
105
Calls
$94.8M
Puts
$97.3M
Net Calls
-$2.46M
Net Calls Change
+$35.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HIM
701
Hanlon Investment Management
New Jersey
$336K +$469K +12,911 +81%
ACM
702
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$333K -$671K -18,463 -65%
AW
703
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$332K +$67.4K +1,856 +23%
William Blair Investment Management
704
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$331K +$363K +10,000 New
KAM
705
Keeley Asset Management
Illinois
$327K -$163K -4,497 -31%
SCG
706
Sonata Capital Group
Washington
$325K +$357K +9,828 New
BJL
707
Brighton Jones LLC
Washington
$324K +$355K +9,788 New
AA
708
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$324K +$2.38M +65,627 +7%
CFA
709
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$321K +$97.5K +2,685 +42%
MA
710
Montag & Associates
Georgia
$296K -$1.77M -48,711 -84%
CPA
711
Capital Planning Advisors
California
$296K -$17.1K -470 -5%
FC
712
Forte Capital
New York
$296K
FF
713
Friedenthal Financial
New Jersey
$294K -$52.6K -1,447 -14%
WG
714
Welch Group
Alabama
$294K +$323K +8,893 New
SMDAM
715
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$292K -$140K -3,854 -30%
WS
716
Wedbush Securities
California
$291K +$2.62K +72 +0.8%
PCTC
717
Perkins Coie Trust Company
Washington
$290K -$28.7K -789 -8%
WJA
718
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$289K -$13.2K -363 -4%
LRPA
719
L. Roy Papp & Associates
Arizona
$284K +$312K +8,585 New
SG Americas Securities
720
SG Americas Securities
New York
$282K +$310K +8,524 New
CW
721
Cobiz Wealth
Colorado
$280K -$73.6K -2,026 -19%
HPBT
722
High Point Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$280K -$24.9K -685 -7%
SKK
723
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$280K -$3.63K -100 -1%
BFA
724
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$279K -$29.8K -821 -9%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
725
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$278K +$9.13M +251,293 +3%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

828 of the 3,583 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $19.4B — down 29% from $27.3B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 105 funds closed out of VWO and 55 opened new positions — a net loss of 50 holders — while 362 trimmed existing stakes and 341 added.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $250M. The largest seller was Bridgewater Associates, cutting an estimated $1.65B.

  • 828 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q3 2015, down from 886 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $19.4B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 105 closed out, a net change of -50 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $250M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $1.65B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.