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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

1,266 hedge funds and large institutions have $37.2B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 81 funds opening new positions, 542 increasing their positions, 517 reducing their positions, and 80 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 542 | Existing positions reduced: 517

1% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 81 | Existing positions closed: 80

0.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.02%63.86% (-0.17%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,2731,266 (-7)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $38.7B → $37.2B (-$1.46B)

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 205174 (-31)

35% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $89.2M | Put options by funds: $137M

Holders
1,266
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-0.55%
% of All Funds
28.94%
Holding in Top 10
174
Holding in Top 10 Change
-31
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15.12%
% of All Funds
3.98%
New
81
Increased
542
Reduced
517
Closed
80
Calls
$89.2M
Puts
$137M
Net Calls
-$47.8M
Net Calls Change
-$7.65M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FA
851
FCG Advisors
New Jersey
$772K -$38.2K -907 -5%
PA
852
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$772K +$20K +475 +2%
FPB
853
First PREMIER Bank
South Dakota
$768K -$22.8K -543 -3%
BTNA
854
Bremer Trust National Association
Minnesota
$767K +$84.3K +2,003 +12%
KBFS
855
Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services
Ohio
$765K +$189K +4,482 +32%
QCMC
856
Quantum Capital Management (California)
California
$758K -$12.4K -295 -2%
AF
857
Affiance Financial
Minnesota
$757K +$60.2K +1,431 +8%
MFWM
858
Motley Fool Wealth Management
Virginia
$756K -$116K -2,769 -13%
FNFDCM
859
Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management
District of Columbia
$753K -$6.94K -165 -0.9%
LWCFA
860
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$752K +$476K +11,304 +161%
BS
861
Boenning & Scattergood
Pennsylvania
$751K -$512K -12,177 -40%
CMBA
862
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
$751K
SCA
863
Stokes Capital Advisors
South Carolina
$740K -$22.5K -534 -3%
WP
864
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$739K -$777K -18,480 -49%
CCA
865
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$736K -$42.9K -1,020 -5%
CI
866
CX Institutional
Indiana
$736K +$417K +9,911 +123%
CSIC
867
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$735K
FI
868
FormulaFolio Investments
Michigan
$734K +$4.12K +98 +0.6%
JFA
869
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$725K -$18.1M -430,830 -96%
AOWM
870
Alpha Omega Wealth Management
Virginia
$725K +$5.68K +135 +0.8%
CCP
871
Clarkston Capital Partners
Michigan
$717K +$5.17K +123 +0.7%
IFWM
872
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$710K -$337K -8,002 -31%
KTC
873
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$698K -$19.4K -460 -3%
WA
874
Wealth Architects
California
$696K +$66K +1,568 +10%
RVPG
875
Relative Value Partners Group
$692K +$8.67K +206 +1%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

1,266 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $37.2B — down 3.8% from $38.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 81 funds opened new VWO positions and 80 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 542 added to existing stakes and 517 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Yale University, adding an estimated $284M. The largest seller was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, cutting an estimated $491M.

  • 1,266 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q3 2018, down from 1,273 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $37.2B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2018, down 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 81 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 80 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Yale University, an estimated $284M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $491M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.