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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
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
76
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$41.8M -$4.61M -111,694 -10%
RFS
77
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
$40.9M +$961K +23,296 +2%
TCT
78
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$39.7M +$490K +11,881 +1%
V
79
Veritable
Delaware
$39.5M +$6.5M +157,673 +20%
Comerica Bank
80
Comerica Bank
Texas
$38.6M -$25.1M -609,188 -39%
CA
81
Cambridge Associates
Massachusetts
$38.4M +$38.7M +939,424 New
UBS AM
82
UBS AM
Illinois
$38.2M -$4.44M -107,608 -10%
APCM
83
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Alaska
$37.5M -$1.17M -28,300 -3%
Neuberger Berman Group
84
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$37M -$12.6M -306,631 -25%
LGWM
85
Litman Gregory Wealth Management
California
$35.7M -$11.3M -275,060 -24%
HCM
86
Highfields Capital Management
Massachusetts
$34.6M
SR
87
Swiss Reinsurance
Switzerland
$33.7M
PAM
88
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$33.6M +$11.9M +287,957 +55%
CS
89
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$33.3M -$9.34M -226,471 -22%
PPA
90
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$33.2M -$39.1M -948,493 -54%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
91
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$32.7M
William Blair & Company
92
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$31.1M +$4.8M +116,393 +18%
MAA
93
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$30.2M +$2.82M +68,348 +10%
LBA
94
Letko, Brosseau & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$29.9M +$4.66M +113,000 +18%
AA
95
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$29.8M +$1.21M +29,245 +4%
First Trust Advisors
96
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$28.3M +$2.36M +57,156 +9%
YU
97
Yale University
Connecticut
$28.2M
SMA
98
Simply Money Advisors
Ohio
$28.2M +$2.26M +54,907 +9%
TTWM
99
TCV Trust & Wealth Management
Virginia
$27.6M -$989K -23,999 -3%
GE
100
General Electric
Ohio
$27.4M -$671K -16,283 -2%

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.