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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

828 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.4B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 341 increasing their positions, 362 reducing their positions, and 105 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $94.8M | Put options by funds: $97.3M

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 341 | Existing positions reduced: 362

2.15% less ownership

Funds ownership: 58.28%56.12% (-2.2%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 886828 (-58)

16% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 152128 (-24)

29% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.3B → $19.4B (-$7.85B)

48% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 105

Holders
828
Holders Change
-58
Holders Change %
-6.55%
% of All Funds
23.11%
Holding in Top 10
128
Holding in Top 10 Change
-24
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15.79%
% of All Funds
3.57%
New
55
Increased
341
Reduced
362
Closed
105
Calls
$94.8M
Puts
$97.3M
Net Calls
-$2.46M
Net Calls Change
+$35.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LTFS
101
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$21.6M +$329K +9,051 +1%
DCC
102
Dow Chemical Company
Michigan
$21.5M
TTWM
103
TCV Trust & Wealth Management
Virginia
$20.9M +$160K +4,417 +0.7%
WF
104
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$20.8M +$1.05M +28,855 +5%
ECM
105
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$20.8M +$2.09M +57,651 +10%
ESG
106
Emerging Sovereign Group
New York
$20.6M +$22.7M +623,900 New
DJSG
107
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
$20.1M +$8.98M +247,380 +68%
UCFA
108
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$20M -$12.8M -353,323 -37%
Franklin Resources
109
Franklin Resources
California
$19.9M -$13.3M -366,475 -38%
Canada Life
110
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$19.9M +$53K +1,460 +0.2%
MLICM
111
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$19.7M +$973K +26,800 +5%
RJFSA
112
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$19.7M +$21.6M +594,263 New
AF
113
Allworth Financial
California
$19.4M +$1.19M +32,727 +6%
CNB
114
City National Bank
California
$19.1M +$8.12M +223,470 +63%
MWM
115
Mission Wealth Management
California
$19M +$10.6M +292,905 +104%
HPC
116
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$18.9M -$6.48M -178,371 -24%
EIM
117
Emerson Investment Management
Massachusetts
$18.7M -$61.9K -1,705 -0.3%
William Blair & Company
118
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$18.5M -$15.3M -421,531 -43%
Wellington Management Group
119
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$18M +$3.03M +83,451 +18%
MPWT
120
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$18M -$496K -13,669 -3%
US Bancorp
121
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$17.9M +$1.75M +48,076 +10%
BFO
122
Boston Family Office
Massachusetts
$17.8M -$102K -2,799 -0.5%
F
123
Filament
Washington
$17.6M -$1.01M -27,841 -5%
HFS
124
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$17M -$967K -26,636 -5%
WT
125
Whittier Trust
California
$16.7M +$534K +14,701 +3%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

828 of the 3,583 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $19.4B — down 29% from $27.3B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 105 funds closed out of VWO and 55 opened new positions — a net loss of 50 holders — while 362 trimmed existing stakes and 341 added.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $250M. The largest seller was Bridgewater Associates, cutting an estimated $1.65B.

  • 828 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q3 2015, down from 886 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $19.4B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 105 closed out, a net change of -50 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $250M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $1.65B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.