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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

781 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.5B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 294 increasing their positions, 359 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $170M | Put options by funds: $170M

0.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 58.79%58.76% (-0.03%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 807781 (-26)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.3B → $24.5B (-$2.85B)

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 168142 (-26)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 294 | Existing positions reduced: 359

23% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 73

Holders
781
Holders Change
-26
Holders Change %
-3.22%
% of All Funds
22.56%
Holding in Top 10
142
Holding in Top 10 Change
-26
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15.48%
% of All Funds
4.1%
New
56
Increased
294
Reduced
359
Closed
73
Calls
$170M
Puts
$170M
Net Calls
+$375K
Net Calls Change
-$72.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FCAM
51
F&C Asset Management
United Kingdom
$58.5M +$1.52M +39,300 +3%
WBG
52
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$56.4M +$5.43M +139,954 +11%
Stifel Financial
53
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$52.3M +$50M +1,288,873 New
NLI
54
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$51.7M
PPA
55
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$50.8M +$17.3M +446,054 +55%
Nisa Investment Advisors
56
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$50M -$10.1M -259,646 -17%
CWA
57
Convergent Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$48.8M +$993K +25,590 +2%
HPC
58
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$48.3M +$1.14M +29,518 +3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
59
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$47.8M -$3.22M -83,117 -7%
SCP
60
Simon Charitable Public
Ohio
$47.1M +$238K +6,145 +0.5%
KCMRT
61
Kemper Corp Master Retirement Trust
Illinois
$46.7M
EU
62
Emory University
Georgia
$46.5M -$41.2M -1,061,500 -48%
HS
63
HighVista Strategies
Massachusetts
$46.4M +$39.5M +1,019,017 +985%
State Street
64
State Street
Massachusetts
$45.6M -$89.5M -2,306,426 -67%
SB
65
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$44.8M -$293K -7,543 -0.7%
Fifth Third Bancorp
66
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$44M -$343K -8,844 -0.8%
Comerica Bank
67
Comerica Bank
Texas
$43.8M +$5.5M +141,696 +15%
V
68
Veritable
Delaware
$42.5M +$3.36M +86,726 +9%
RFS
69
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
$41.9M +$1.44M +37,174 +4%
PPFA
70
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$41.8M -$256M -6,593,440 -86%
Susquehanna International Group
71
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$40.9M -$125M -3,229,503 -76%
B
72
Baird
Wisconsin
$40.8M -$2.22M -57,283 -5%
TCT
73
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$40.6M +$1.39M +35,925 +4%
UBS AM
74
UBS AM
Illinois
$40.4M +$2.53M +65,353 +7%
CPO
75
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$39M -$9.66M -249,018 -21%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

781 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $24.5B — down 10% from $27.3B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 73 funds closed out of VWO and 56 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 359 trimmed existing stakes and 294 added.

The largest buyer was Bridgewater Associates, adding an estimated $131M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $588M.

  • 781 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q1 2014, down from 807 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $24.5B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q1 2014, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 73 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $131M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $588M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.