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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
BB
1051
Busey Bank
Illinois
$463K -$1.53M -39,611 -77%
WP
1052
WealthShield Partners
North Carolina
$462K +$34.9K +900 +8%
GFS
1053
GYL Financial Synergies
Connecticut
$460K +$467K +12,064 New
HCIA
1054
Hochman Cole Investment Advisors
Illinois
$457K +$89.2K +2,302 +24%
HFM
1055
Harvest Fund Management
China
$457K +$465K +12,000 New
FIM
1056
Frontier Investment Management
Texas
$455K -$167K -4,306 -27%
IWM
1057
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$454K +$65.7K +1,695 +17%
BFA
1058
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$452K +$57.6K +1,488 +14%
KJWM
1059
Kiley Juergens Wealth Management
Washington
$451K -$10.4K -268 -2%
MOS
1060
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$447K -$51.4K -1,327 -10%
ANBT
1061
American National Bank & Trust
Texas
$446K -$409K -10,566 -47%
SAM
1062
Sawgrass Asset Management
Florida
$444K
MBA
1063
McQueen Ball & Associates
Pennsylvania
$443K +$7.51K +194 +2%
JAFL
1064
Jay A. Fishman Ltd
Michigan
$442K -$1.05K -27 -0.2%
KF
1065
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$441K -$67.2K -1,735 -13%
TL
1066
TrueWealth LLC
Georgia
$436K +$51.5K +1,330 +13%
GEA
1067
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$430K -$129K -3,320 -23%
ACS
1068
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$429K -$5.35K -138 -1%
FC
1069
Forte Capital
New York
$425K -$109K -2,806 -20%
Q
1070
QVR
California
$425K -$41.1K -1,060 -9%
FCAG
1071
First Capital Advisors Group
New Jersey
$425K -$22.1K -570 -5%
NFG
1072
NewFocus Financial Group
Washington
$423K -$97.3K -2,513 -18%
WB
1073
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$421K -$27.4K -707 -6%
RWM
1074
Ritholtz Wealth Management
New York
$419K +$93K +2,402 +28%
FSC
1075
Full Sail Capital
Oklahoma
$419K +$426K +10,989 New

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.