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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
SQA
1226
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
$28K +$19.4K +461 +213%
FGAM
1227
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$26K +$4.88K +116 +19%
SMG
1228
Spectrum Management Group
Indiana
$25K -$13.8K -329 -35%
VCM
1229
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$22K -$47.7K -1,134 -67%
WAS
1230
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$19K -$215K -5,104 -92%
FMTCOCP
1231
Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA
Pennsylvania
$19K -$54K -1,284 -73%
FMP
1232
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$18K -$8.61M -204,549 -100%
SFA
1233
Stewardship Financial Advisors
Georgia
$18K +$18.8K +448 New
AWM
1234
Aevitas Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$17K
FWM
1235
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$17K
TSW
1236
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$14K
AF
1237
Arrow Financial
New York
$13K
CWM
1238
Catamount Wealth Management
Connecticut
$13K
RIA
1239
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$13K
LYV
1240
Live Your Vision
Pennsylvania
$12K -$23.4K -557 -65%
HCM
1241
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$12K
AIIMS
1242
Analyst IMS Investment Management Services
Israel
$11.9K -$62.6K -1,487 -0.5%
IBOK
1243
Independence Bank of Kentucky
Kentucky
$11K +$10.9K +260 New
WCM
1244
Whitener Capital Management
North Carolina
$11K +$11.8K +280 New
MWM
1245
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
$10K
PS
1246
Portfolio Strategies
New York
$10K
WCAMG
1247
Woodard & Company Asset Management Group
North Carolina
$10K +$9.84K +234 New
BBPWM
1248
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$8K
FFC
1249
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$8K
TC
1250
Truvestments Capital
Florida
$8K +$8.41K +200 New

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.