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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

1,266 hedge funds and large institutions have $37.2B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 81 funds opening new positions, 542 increasing their positions, 517 reducing their positions, and 80 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 542 | Existing positions reduced: 517

1% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 81 | Existing positions closed: 80

0.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.02%63.86% (-0.17%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,2731,266 (-7)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $38.7B → $37.2B (-$1.46B)

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 205174 (-31)

35% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $89.2M | Put options by funds: $137M

Holders
1,266
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-0.55%
% of All Funds
28.94%
Holding in Top 10
174
Holding in Top 10 Change
-31
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15.12%
% of All Funds
3.98%
New
81
Increased
542
Reduced
517
Closed
80
Calls
$89.2M
Puts
$137M
Net Calls
-$47.8M
Net Calls Change
-$7.65M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Walleye Trading
1101
Walleye Trading
New York
$253K +$259K +6,163 New
CIM
1102
Cambria Investment Management
California
$252K -$8.3M -197,404 -97%
PFS
1103
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$251K -$96.1K -2,285 -27%
NWP
1104
Northstar Wealth Partners
Connecticut
$251K +$6.73K +160 +3%
OFG
1105
Oxford Financial Group
Indiana
$250K -$90K -2,139 -26%
BWL
1106
Bogart Wealth LLC
Virginia
$250K +$26.8K +637 +12%
AF
1107
Alerus Financial
North Dakota
$245K -$59.9K -1,423 -19%
AIM
1108
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$245K +$547 +13 +0.2%
IFA
1109
Interactive Financial Advisors
Illinois
$244K -$188K -4,458 -43%
NDSI
1110
Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc
Rhode Island
$243K -$817K -19,410 -76%
UFF
1111
USA Financial Formulas
Michigan
$239K +$13K +308 +6%
CAM
1112
Covenant Asset Management
New Jersey
$237K -$273K -6,491 -53%
HA
1113
Harborview Advisors
Maine
$235K -$39.2K -931 -14%
ZCA
1114
Zeke Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$235K
B
1115
Bridgeworth
Alabama
$232K +$712K +16,921 +102%
LIC
1116
Lodestar Investment Counsel
Illinois
$231K -$1.12M -26,580 -82%
MBT
1117
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
$231K +$237K +5,639 New
PWW
1118
Pettyjohn Wood & White
Virginia
$230K
OIWM
1119
OptiFour Integrated Wealth Management
Virginia
$229K
MA
1120
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$229K +$55K +1,308 +31%
FC
1121
Ferris Capital
Massachusetts
$228K
PLFAM
1122
Pineno Levin & Ford Asset Management
Virginia
$227K
FB
1123
Fulton Bank
Pennsylvania
$226K +$232K +5,516 New
GD
1124
Grandfield & Dodd
New York
$220K +$226K +5,375 New
PCFFS
1125
Pacific Center for Financial Services
California
$219K -$3.58K -85 -2%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

1,266 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $37.2B — down 3.8% from $38.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 81 funds opened new VWO positions and 80 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 542 added to existing stakes and 517 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Yale University, adding an estimated $284M. The largest seller was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, cutting an estimated $491M.

  • 1,266 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q3 2018, down from 1,273 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $37.2B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2018, down 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 81 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 80 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Yale University, an estimated $284M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $491M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.