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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

825 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.1B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 388 increasing their positions, 290 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 37

34% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 388 | Existing positions reduced: 290

25% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $152M | Put options by funds: $121M

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $26.8B → $27.1B (+$355M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 818825 (+7)

0.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.6%57.91% (+0.3%)

6% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 154145 (-9)

Holders
825
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+0.86%
% of All Funds
23.93%
Holding in Top 10
145
Holding in Top 10 Change
-9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5.84%
% of All Funds
4.21%
New
53
Increased
388
Reduced
290
Closed
37
Calls
$152M
Puts
$121M
Net Calls
+$30.3M
Net Calls Change
-$10.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Ameriprise
151
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$17.3M -$11.5M -259,278 -39%
RMDI
152
R.M. Davis Inc
Maine
$17.2M -$1.54M -34,656 -8%
WT
153
Whittier Trust
California
$17.2M +$825K +18,578 +5%
US Bancorp
154
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$17.1M +$2.31M +52,039 +15%
CK
155
Cohen Klingenstein
New York
$16.9M
EMA
156
Efficient Market Advisors
California
$16.8M +$744K +16,758 +4%
PI
157
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$16.8M +$3.23M +72,801 +22%
DADC
158
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$16.6M +$131K +2,954 +0.7%
FT
159
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$16.4M -$4.2M -94,498 -19%
MWM
160
Modera Wealth Management
New Jersey
$16M -$175K -3,944 -1%
MCM
161
Makena Capital Management
California
$15.9M +$14.9M +336,295 +768%
CAL
162
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$15.8M +$947K +21,322 +6%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
163
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$15.5M +$4.63M +104,305 +39%
TA
164
Teachers Advisors
New York
$15.5M +$3.2M +72,000 +24%
TFA
165
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$15M +$984K +22,156 +7%
PGFC
166
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$14.4M +$942K +21,217 +7%
NSAM
167
North Star Asset Management
Wisconsin
$14.3M -$6.71K -151 -0%
GG
168
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$14.1M +$117K +2,639 +0.8%
BOH
169
Bank of Hawaii
Hawaii
$14.1M +$2.13M +47,941 +17%
CCT
170
Country Club Trust
Missouri
$14M +$313K +7,046 +2%
PL
171
Perpetual Ltd
Australia
$13.9M -$11.8M -266,000 -44%
NFG
172
NewFocus Financial Group
Washington
$13.7M +$6.5M +146,441 +80%
DIP
173
DT Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$13.4M +$663K +14,921 +5%
SIC
174
Sigma Investment Counselors
Michigan
$13M -$198K -4,467 -1%
Brown Advisory
175
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$12.9M +$2.78M +62,590 +25%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

825 of the 3,448 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $27.1B — up 1.3% from $26.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new VWO positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 388 added to existing stakes and 290 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Marketfield Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $537M. The largest seller was Creative Planning, cutting an estimated $260M.

  • 825 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q3 2014, up from 818 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $27.1B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 1.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 37 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $537M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Creative Planning, an estimated $260M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.