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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
N
51
Natixis
France
$72.2M +$71.2M +1,800,000 New
PPA
52
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$70.4M +$38.5M +972,412 +124%
FTUS
53
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$68.8M +$67.9M +1,715,680 New
OIM
54
Opus Investment Management
Massachusetts
$67.8M +$3.87M +97,900 +6%
FMI
55
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$64.8M
Comerica Bank
56
Comerica Bank
Texas
$62.1M +$61.2M +1,547,466 New
SB
57
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$60.8M +$4.15M +104,814 +7%
PL
58
Perpetual Ltd
Australia
$60.4M +$41.5M +1,047,750 +228%
Commonwealth Equity Services
59
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$60.4M +$4.93M +124,622 +9%
GH
60
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$59.9M +$24.8M +626,378 +72%
Nisa Investment Advisors
61
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$59.8M -$7.95M -201,047 -12%
BP
62
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$57.3M -$14.3M -360,367 -20%
RMDI
63
R.M. Davis Inc
Maine
$57.1M -$1.37M -34,641 -2%
SPIO
64
Seven Post Investment Office
California
$56.3M +$4.01M +101,356 +8%
Fifth Third Bancorp
65
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$56M -$4.54M -114,737 -8%
DL
66
Delta Lloyd
Netherlands
$55.6M +$8.19M +207,030 +18%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
67
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$54.6M -$39.8M -1,006,146 -43%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
68
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$53.9M +$3.35M +84,647 +7%
HS
69
HighVista Strategies
Massachusetts
$51.6M +$14.1M +355,401 +38%
NLI
70
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$51.1M
WBG
71
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$50.7M +$2.72M +68,650 +6%
SNC
72
Stifel Nicolaus & Co
Missouri
$50.3M +$6.5M +164,234 +15%
HI
73
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$49.2M +$47.3M +1,196,655 +4,054%
Neuberger Berman Group
74
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$48.4M -$24.5M -619,090 -34%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
75
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$47.6M +$3.23M +81,736 +7%

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.