We are live on ! Find out more
VWO icon

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

737 hedge funds and large institutions have $28B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 343 increasing their positions, 268 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 343 | Existing positions reduced: 268

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 59

25% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $117M | Put options by funds: $93.8M

12% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 147164 (+17)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 725737 (+12)

0.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.27%56.87% (+0.6%)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $33.4B → $28B (-$5.47B)

Holders
737
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+1.66%
% of All Funds
23.89%
Holding in Top 10
164
Holding in Top 10 Change
+17
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.56%
% of All Funds
5.32%
New
75
Increased
343
Reduced
268
Closed
59
Calls
$117M
Puts
$93.8M
Net Calls
+$23.2M
Net Calls Change
+$86.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GT
126
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$23.4M +$22.4M +566,929 +3,320%
DT
127
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$22.4M +$274K +6,915 +1%
BFO
128
Boston Family Office
Massachusetts
$22.1M +$472K +11,936 +2%
VWM
129
Vector Wealth Management
Minnesota
$21.9M +$272K +6,871 +1%
FAAS
130
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$21.9M +$11.4M +288,953 +113%
FTI
131
Fiduciary Trust International
Massachusetts
$21.8M +$2.29M +57,848 +12%
EIM
132
Emerson Investment Management
Massachusetts
$21.5M -$364K -9,188 -2%
OC
133
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$21.3M +$855K +21,604 +4%
PAM
134
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$21.2M +$14.5M +365,682 +225%
LWMT
135
Legacy Wealth Management (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$20.5M +$1.3M +32,953 +7%
RMC
136
Regis Management Company
California
$20M +$738K +18,663 +4%
F
137
Filament
Washington
$19.9M +$432K +10,909 +2%
BCI
138
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$19.9M -$4.39M -110,921 -18%
WF
139
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$19.4M +$892K +22,545 +5%
Nomura Asset Management
140
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$19.1M +$14.3M +362,640 +317%
KI
141
Koch Industries
Kansas
$18.9M
KAH
142
Kathryn A. Hall
$18.7M +$153K +3,871 +0.8%
Deutsche Bank
143
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$18.2M -$4.11M -104,008 -19%
WSTAM
144
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$18.1M +$1.51M +38,286 +9%
SI
145
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$17.9M +$1.33M +33,557 +8%
ST
146
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$17.8M +$3.73M +94,362 +27%
GMA
147
Goldstein Munger & Associates
California
$17.5M -$3.79M -95,699 -18%
BF
148
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$17.3M +$50.7K +1,281 +0.3%
RPGK
149
Retirement Planning Group (Kansas)
Kansas
$17M -$1.31M -33,170 -7%
AF
150
Allworth Financial
California
$16.7M +$973K +24,606 +6%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

737 of the 3,085 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $28B — down 16% from $33.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 75 funds opened new VWO positions and 59 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 343 added to existing stakes and 268 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $974M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $699M.

  • 737 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q3 2013, up from 725 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $28B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 75 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 59 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was BlackRock Group, an estimated $974M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2013 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $699M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.