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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

888 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.3B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 85 funds opening new positions, 329 increasing their positions, 388 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

41% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $174M | Put options by funds: $124M

15% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 85 | Existing positions closed: 74

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 122134 (+12)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.1B → $20.3B (+$1.2B)

0.79% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.51%57.3% (+0.79%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 887888 (+1)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 329 | Existing positions reduced: 388

Holders
888
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.11%
% of All Funds
23.65%
Holding in Top 10
134
Holding in Top 10 Change
+12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+9.84%
% of All Funds
3.57%
New
85
Increased
329
Reduced
388
Closed
74
Calls
$174M
Puts
$124M
Net Calls
+$50.3M
Net Calls Change
+$16.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ACM
826
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$99K +$79.7K +2,541 +817%
CHC
827
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$95K -$23.2K -740 -21%
IA
828
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$87K -$1.85M -58,888 -96%
FANJ
829
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$87K +$78.5K +2,502 New
RFA
830
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$85K -$30.5K -972 -28%
AIM
831
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$84K -$56.2K -1,792 -43%
SNT
832
Security National Trust
West Virginia
$84K
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
833
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$81K -$1.26M -40,311 -94%
VCM
834
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
$81K -$105K -3,355 -59%
WHG
835
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
$76K +$69.3K +2,211 New
PG
836
Patten Group
Tennessee
$72.1K +$314 +10 +0.5%
First Manhattan
837
First Manhattan
New York
$72K +$25.1K +800 +62%
LNB
838
Ledyard National Bank
$67K
FFC
839
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$65K
DOA
840
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$63K
Nomura Holdings
841
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$62K -$1.66M -52,935 -97%
BBPWM
842
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$58K
Walleye Trading
843
Walleye Trading
New York
$57K +$51.4K +1,640 New
BC
844
Barnett & Company
Tennessee
$55K +$49.7K +1,584 New
AIM
845
Arcadia Investment Management
Michigan
$54K -$241K -7,672 -83%
TDC
846
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$54K
CLOS
847
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$53K -$259K -8,260 -84%
CWM
848
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$49K
AA
849
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$48K
SAM
850
Sunnymeath Asset Management
New Jersey
$42K +$37.6K +1,200 New

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

888 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $20.3B — up 6.3% from $19.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 85 funds opened new VWO positions and 74 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 329 added to existing stakes and 388 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wealthfront, adding an estimated $198M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $164M.

  • 888 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q1 2016, up from 887 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $20.3B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 85 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 74 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Wealthfront, an estimated $198M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $164M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.