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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

1,404 hedge funds and large institutions have $41.2B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 120 funds opening new positions, 655 increasing their positions, 509 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

74% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 120 | Existing positions closed: 69

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 655 | Existing positions reduced: 509

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $35.2B → $41.2B (+$6.04B)

3% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 225231 (+6)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,3711,404 (+33)

0.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.63%64.35% (+0.71%)

32% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $94.5M | Put options by funds: $140M

Holders
1,404
Holders Change
+33
Holders Change %
+2.41%
% of All Funds
30.38%
Holding in Top 10
231
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+2.67%
% of All Funds
5%
New
120
Increased
655
Reduced
509
Closed
69
Calls
$94.5M
Puts
$140M
Net Calls
-$45.3M
Net Calls Change
+$30.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ECA
826
Elevated Capital Advisors
Utah
$1.2M +$1.42M +34,502 New
LIM
827
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$1.19M +$19.6K +476 +2%
FFN
828
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$1.19M +$1.16M +28,080 New
IWP
829
Icon Wealth Partners
Texas
$1.19M -$1.11K -27 -0.1%
EWM
830
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$1.19M +$102K +2,470 +10%
IA
831
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1.19M -$2.31M -56,130 -67%
SG Americas Securities
832
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.19M +$722K +17,532 +169%
AFNAS
833
American Financial Network Advisory Services
California
$1.18M -$391K -9,502 -25%
HCM
834
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.17M +$1.14M +27,574 New
BAM
835
Berkshire Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$1.15M -$62.4K -1,515 -5%
KFGK
836
Keystone Financial Group (Kentucky)
Kentucky
$1.14M +$16.9K +411 +2%
PL
837
Plancorp LLC
Missouri
$1.14M +$826K +20,059 +297%
RI
838
RPTC Inc
Wyoming
$1.13M +$2.1K +51 +0.2%
PWAG
839
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$1.13M +$393K +9,540 +57%
HCA
840
Harbour Capital Advisors
Virginia
$1.13M -$2.68K -65 -0.2%
FCB
841
First Command Bank
Texas
$1.12M +$69.6K +1,690 +7%
FCFS
842
First Command Financial Services
Texas
$1.12M +$69.6K +1,690 +7%
NFC
843
Northeast Financial Consultants
Connecticut
$1.11M -$76.2K -1,850 -7%
TCPWM
844
Traverso Chambers Private Wealth Management
California
$1.11M +$31.9K +775 +3%
GJIC
845
Gamble Jones Investment Counsel
California
$1.1M +$53.2K +1,292 +5%
PWM
846
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$1.1M +$226K +5,480 +27%
AGA
847
Arkos Global Advisors
Texas
$1.1M -$37.5K -911 -3%
VC
848
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.09M +$382K +9,265 +56%
WT
849
Washington Trust
Rhode Island
$1.09M -$96.7K -2,348 -8%
CI
850
CX Institutional
Indiana
$1.09M -$24.5K -596 -2%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

1,404 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $41.2B — up 17% from $35.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 120 funds opened new VWO positions and 69 closed out — a net gain of 51 holders — while 655 added to existing stakes and 509 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bridgewater Associates, adding an estimated $940M. The largest seller was Yale University, cutting an estimated $273M.

  • 1,404 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q1 2019, up from 1,371 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $41.2B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 120 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 69 closed out, a net change of +51 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $940M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Yale University, an estimated $273M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.