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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

1,371 hedge funds and large institutions have $35.2B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 221 funds opening new positions, 534 increasing their positions, 522 reducing their positions, and 101 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

119% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 221 | Existing positions closed: 101

29% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 174225 (+51)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,2661,371 (+105)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 534 | Existing positions reduced: 522

0.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 63.86%63.63% (-0.22%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $37.2B → $35.2B (-$2.06B)

47% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $86.9M | Put options by funds: $162M

Holders
1,371
Holders Change
+105
Holders Change %
+8.29%
% of All Funds
30.54%
Holding in Top 10
225
Holding in Top 10 Change
+51
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+29.31%
% of All Funds
5.01%
New
221
Increased
534
Reduced
522
Closed
101
Calls
$86.9M
Puts
$162M
Net Calls
-$75.6M
Net Calls Change
-$27.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RJFSA
76
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$51.5M +$11.1M +286,033 +27%
Bessemer Group
77
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$51.4M -$4.44M -114,517 -8%
N
78
Nuveen
North Carolina
$50.6M -$3.3M -85,228 -6%
Deutsche Bank
79
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$48.1M +$30.8M +793,958 +169%
G
80
GenTrust
Florida
$46.5M +$488K +12,606 +1%
US Bancorp
81
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$45.8M +$3.84M +99,001 +9%
LNC
82
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$45.4M +$104K +2,697 +0.2%
BP
83
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$44.7M +$6.1M +157,463 +15%
AA
84
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$44.7M -$3.75M -96,917 -8%
CPO
85
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$43.1M -$2.77M -71,404 -6%
BWM
86
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$42.9M -$2.23M -57,671 -5%
Citadel Advisors
87
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$42.6M +$17.3M +447,172 +67%
SF
88
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$42.5M -$6.55M -169,041 -13%
S
89
SignatureFD
Georgia
$41.2M +$15.5M +399,909 +59%
Comerica Bank
90
Comerica Bank
Texas
$40.2M +$7.18M +185,296 +23%
MML Investors Services
91
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$39.5M -$545K -14,060 -1%
MIH
92
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$39.3M -$32M -825,675 -44%
BlackRock
93
BlackRock
New York
$39.1M +$10.7M +276,999 +37%
HFS
94
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$38.3M +$2.92M +75,418 +8%
Fidelity Investments
95
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$37.7M +$18.2M +469,679 +90%
WANY
96
Wealthspire Advisors (New York)
New York
$37.4M +$38M +980,504 New
SHGA
97
Sand Hill Global Advisors
California
$37M +$1.81M +46,799 +5%
VFA
98
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$36.9M +$1.08M +27,932 +3%
FTUS
99
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$36.8M +$33M +850,621 +737%
HighTower Advisors
100
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$36.7M +$1.34M +34,695 +4%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

1,371 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $35.2B — down 5.5% from $37.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 221 funds opened new VWO positions and 101 closed out — a net gain of 120 holders — while 534 added to existing stakes and 522 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, adding an estimated $238M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $338M.

  • 1,371 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q4 2018, up from 1,266 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $35.2B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 221 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 101 closed out, a net change of +120 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $238M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $338M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.