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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

1,403 hedge funds and large institutions have $41.2B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 120 funds opening new positions, 654 increasing their positions, 509 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

74% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 120 | Existing positions closed: 69

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 654 | Existing positions reduced: 509

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $35.2B → $41.2B (+$6.04B)

3% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 224230 (+6)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,3701,403 (+33)

0.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.61%64.32% (+0.71%)

32% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $94.5M | Put options by funds: $140M

Holders
1,403
Holders Change
+33
Holders Change %
+2.41%
% of All Funds
30.37%
Holding in Top 10
230
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+2.68%
% of All Funds
4.98%
New
120
Increased
654
Reduced
509
Closed
69
Calls
$94.5M
Puts
$140M
Net Calls
-$45.3M
Net Calls Change
+$30.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
G
76
GenTrust
Florida
$55.3M +$3.29M +79,953 +7%
N
77
Nuveen
North Carolina
$54.2M -$2.25M -54,643 -4%
LFWA
78
LBJ Family Wealth Advisors
Texas
$53M +$30.1K +730 +0.6%
HCC
79
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$51.5M +$19.6M +475,602 +65%
US Bancorp
80
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$51.4M +$317K +7,694 +0.6%
LNC
81
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$50.4M -$210K -5,092 -0.4%
HFS
82
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$50.2M +$7.23M +175,647 +17%
SF
83
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$49.4M +$1.9M +46,128 +4%
MIH
84
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$48.9M +$24.1M +585,233 +104%
AA
85
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$47.2M -$2.61M -63,475 -5%
KIM
86
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$47.1M +$12.4M +302,145 +38%
TAT
87
TD Ameritrade Trust
Colorado
$46.7M +$6.3M +152,972 +16%
UCFA
88
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$46.7M +$26.3M +639,133 +139%
BWM
89
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$45.8M +$25.5K +620 +0.1%
BP
90
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$45.8M -$4.03M -97,783 -8%
MIH
91
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$45.1M +$1.32M +31,977 +3%
AllianceBernstein
92
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$44.7M -$12.7M -308,041 -23%
CFIA
93
Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors
New York
$44.5M +$16.2M +392,892 +60%
VFA
94
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$44.1M +$2.82M +68,564 +7%
Bank of Nova Scotia
95
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$44.1M -$231M -5,605,337 -84%
SHGA
96
Sand Hill Global Advisors
California
$42.7M +$1.46M +35,507 +4%
Comerica Bank
97
Comerica Bank
Texas
$41.7M -$1.71M -41,428 -4%
WANY
98
Wealthspire Advisors (New York)
New York
$41.7M +$27.8K +676 +0.1%
HighTower Advisors
99
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$41.2M +$255K +6,192 +0.6%
JFG
100
JMG Financial Group
Illinois
$40.9M +$2.44M +59,359 +7%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

1,403 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $41.2B — up 17% from $35.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 120 funds opened new VWO positions and 69 closed out — a net gain of 51 holders — while 654 added to existing stakes and 509 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bridgewater Associates, adding an estimated $940M. The largest seller was Yale University, cutting an estimated $273M.

  • 1,403 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q1 2019, up from 1,370 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $41.2B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 120 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 69 closed out, a net change of +51 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $940M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Yale University, an estimated $273M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.