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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
SGAM
901
Steinberg Global Asset Management
Florida
$618K -$555K -13,185 -47%
BMM
902
Buffington Mohr McNeal
Idaho
$618K -$90.9K -2,160 -13%
FFA
903
First Foundation Advisors
California
$618K +$634K +15,067 New
BAS
904
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$617K -$98.1K -2,333 -13%
FDCC
905
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co
Massachusetts
$617K
MHC
906
Meyer Handelman Company
New York
$615K
VC
907
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$612K +$116K +2,763 +23%
BCA
908
Berman Capital Advisors
Georgia
$609K +$8.16K +194 +1%
SFSIG
909
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$607K -$24.5K -583 -4%
CAM
910
Columbia Asset Management
Michigan
$605K -$8.37K -199 -1%
GEA
911
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$603K +$5.81K +138 +0.9%
KA
912
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$600K +$164K +3,902 +36%
AW
913
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$597K -$29.2K -695 -5%
PI
914
Parkside Investments
Illinois
$595K -$9.68K -230 -2%
BL
915
Balentine LLC
Georgia
$589K -$2.05M -48,774 -77%
WGCA
916
Wolf Group Capital Advisors
Virginia
$588K -$25.6K -608 -4%
GHAM
917
Gilman Hill Asset Management
Connecticut
$586K +$133K +3,160 +28%
CS
918
Cannell & Spears
New York
$579K +$18.9K +450 +3%
MWP
919
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$577K +$13.7K +325 +2%
CAG
920
Crestwood Advisors Group
Massachusetts
$574K +$106K +2,512 +22%
GCA
921
Gradient Capital Advisors
California
$573K +$328K +7,799 +127%
FC
922
Forte Capital
New York
$572K -$13.7K -325 -2%
JIR
923
James Investment Research
Ohio
$568K -$5.47K -130 -0.9%
NFG
924
NewFocus Financial Group
Washington
$559K +$69.5K +1,652 +14%
PAM
925
Private Asset Management
California
$558K +$6.73K +160 +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.