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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

807 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.3B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 136 funds opening new positions, 296 increasing their positions, 317 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

139% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 136 | Existing positions closed: 57

27% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $346M | Put options by funds: $273M

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 736807 (+71)

2% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 164168 (+4)

1.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.87%58.79% (+1.9%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $28B → $27.3B (-$659M)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 296 | Existing positions reduced: 317

Holders
807
Holders Change
+71
Holders Change %
+9.65%
% of All Funds
23.43%
Holding in Top 10
168
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+2.44%
% of All Funds
4.88%
New
136
Increased
296
Reduced
317
Closed
57
Calls
$346M
Puts
$273M
Net Calls
+$72.8M
Net Calls Change
+$49.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MC
826
Middleton & Co
Massachusetts
-$4.66M -116,090 Closed
SIA
827
Spruce Investment Advisors
Connecticut
-$3.78M -94,097 Closed
JT
828
Jump Trading
Illinois
-$3.23M -80,400 Closed
WAM
829
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$2.98M -74,184 Closed
D.E. Shaw & Co
830
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$2.89M -72,000 Closed
SCM
831
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
-$2.79M -69,500 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
832
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$2.75M -68,400 Closed
MIU
833
Man Investments (UK)
United Kingdom
-$2.6M -64,813 Closed
HT
834
HAP Trading
New York
-$2.03M -49,217 Closed
EM
835
EnTrustPermal Management
New York
-$1.83M -45,602 Closed
CCFCSB
836
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank
Massachusetts
-$1.53M -38,261 Closed
JA
837
JOYN Advisors
Georgia
-$1.46M -36,278 Closed
TAM
838
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
-$1.32M -33,015 Closed
TU
839
TDAM USA
Ontario, Canada
-$1.14M -28,357 Closed
LG
840
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
-$1.09M -27,212 Closed
RCM
841
Rotella Capital Management
Washington
-$878K -21,900 Closed
HJMC
842
Hellman Jordan Management Company
Massachusetts
-$803K -20,000 Closed
SIC
843
Schwartz Investment Counsel
Michigan
-$757K -18,860 Closed
WFM
844
Wilmington Funds Management
Delaware
-$558K -13,900 Closed
Mirae Asset Global Investments
845
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$522K -13,000 Closed
VKH
846
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$480K -11,966 Closed
CANY
847
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
-$377K -9,400 Closed
TT
848
Tower Trust
Indiana
-$372K -9,280 Closed
MSU
849
Maple Securities USA
New Jersey
-$350K -8,725 Closed
FAT
850
First American Trust
California
-$320K -7,982 Closed

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

807 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $27.3B — down 2.4% from $28B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 136 funds opened new VWO positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 79 holders — while 296 added to existing stakes and 317 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $206M. The largest seller was State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, cutting an estimated $443M.

  • 807 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q4 2013, up from 736 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $27.3B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q4 2013, down 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 136 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 57 closed out, a net change of +79 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $206M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q4 2013 was State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, an estimated $443M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.