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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
Comerica Bank
76
Comerica Bank
Texas
$28.5M -$4.8M -152,943 -16%
SAS
77
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
$28.5M +$2.11M +67,440 +9%
UCFA
78
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$26.7M +$2.15M +68,427 +10%
BF
79
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$26.4M -$1.2M -38,228 -5%
BCI
80
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$26M -$11.2M -355,775 -32%
RCM
81
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$26M
MFS
82
McNamara Financial Services
Massachusetts
$25.8M +$23.4M +746,902 New
MTB
83
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$25.3M -$100M -3,190,133 -81%
LBA
84
Letko, Brosseau & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$25.2M
AF
85
Allworth Financial
California
$24.4M +$3.34M +106,415 +18%
V
86
Veritable
Delaware
$24.3M -$12.8M -409,427 -37%
MLICM
87
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$24.2M +$2.28M +72,600 +12%
Jane Street
88
Jane Street
New York
$24M -$164M -5,239,580 -88%
GBBWRPM
89
Genovese Burford & Brothers Wealth & Retirement Plan Management
California
$24M +$1.57M +50,038 +8%
ECM
90
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$23.6M +$980K +31,246 +5%
FWM
91
FFT Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$23.6M +$8.84M +281,991 +71%
AllianceBernstein
92
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$23.4M +$1.16M +36,922 +6%
Canada Life
93
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$23.3M +$1.57M +50,048 +8%
MCM
94
Makena Capital Management
California
$23.1M +$440K +14,038 +2%
FHB
95
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$23M -$345K -10,990 -2%
DCC
96
Dow Chemical Company
Michigan
$22.5M
JFG
97
JMG Financial Group
Illinois
$21.7M -$10.5M -333,850 -35%
ESG
98
Emerging Sovereign Group
New York
$21.6M
Mackenzie Financial
99
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$21.5M +$19.5M +621,600 New
SB
100
Simmons Bank
Arkansas
$21.3M +$19.3M +616,217 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.