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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
Nomura Holdings
726
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$260K -$269K -6,063 -49%
PA
727
Paracle Advisors
Washington
$247K +$264K +5,939 New
MIM
728
Marco Investment Management
Georgia
$242K
OIA
729
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$240K +$159K +3,575 +164%
MNA
730
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$236K
WPP
731
Whalerock Point Partners
Rhode Island
$235K +$12K +270 +5%
M
732
MOTCO
Texas
$235K +$52.5K +1,182 +27%
AP
733
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$234K +$193K +4,339 +344%
SEIA
734
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
$233K +$248K +5,586 New
PA
735
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$232K +$16.9K +381 +7%
LWCFA
736
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$230K -$44.4K -1,000 -15%
YMRC
737
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$229K +$244K +5,500 New
Mariner
738
Mariner
Kansas
$228K -$488K -10,983 -67%
AB
739
Atlas Brown
Kentucky
$228K +$242K +5,456 New
BTNA
740
Bremer Trust National Association
Minnesota
$227K -$4.88K -110 -2%
BRWA
741
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$224K -$278K -6,256 -54%
BFIM
742
Beese Fulmer Investment Management
Ohio
$224K
GD
743
Grandfield & Dodd
New York
$224K +$4.44K +100 +2%
GHAM
744
Gilman Hill Asset Management
Connecticut
$223K
EWA
745
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$219K -$27K -609 -10%
WCF
746
West Coast Financial
California
$217K -$48.2K -1,085 -17%
BB
747
Busey Bank
Illinois
$216K
TF
748
Tompkins Financial
New York
$216K
KAM
749
Keeley Asset Management
Illinois
$213K +$227K +5,104 New
OCM
750
Osterweis Capital Management
California
$212K

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.