Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
886 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.1B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 128 funds opening new positions, 314 increasing their positions, 380 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.
129% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 128 | Existing positions closed: 56
44% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $109M | Put options by funds: $75.7M
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 827 → 886 (+59)
0.4% more ownership
Funds ownership: 56.1% → 56.5% (+0.4%)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $19.4B → $19.1B (-$303M)
5% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 127 → 121 (-6)
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 314 | Existing positions reduced: 380
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Westport,
Connecticut
|
+$224M |
| 2 |
YU
Yale University
New Haven,
Connecticut
|
+$131M |
| 3 |
CIA
Choate Investment Advisors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$78.7M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$68.8M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$55.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$310M |
| 2 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
-$182M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$113M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$95.1M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$79.7M |
VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
886 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $19.1B — down 1.6% from $19.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 128 funds opened new VWO positions and 56 closed out — a net gain of 72 holders — while 314 added to existing stakes and 380 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bridgewater Associates, adding an estimated $224M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $310M.
- 886 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q4 2015, up from 827 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $19.1B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 128 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 56 closed out, a net change of +72 holders.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $224M added.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $310M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.