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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

1,403 hedge funds and large institutions have $41.2B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 120 funds opening new positions, 654 increasing their positions, 509 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

74% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 120 | Existing positions closed: 69

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 654 | Existing positions reduced: 509

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $35.2B → $41.2B (+$6.04B)

3% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 224230 (+6)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,3701,403 (+33)

0.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.61%64.32% (+0.71%)

32% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $94.5M | Put options by funds: $140M

Holders
1,403
Holders Change
+33
Holders Change %
+2.41%
% of All Funds
30.37%
Holding in Top 10
230
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+2.68%
% of All Funds
4.98%
New
120
Increased
654
Reduced
509
Closed
69
Calls
$94.5M
Puts
$140M
Net Calls
-$45.3M
Net Calls Change
+$30.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CCM
151
Covington Capital Management
California
$25.3M +$1.15M +27,902 +5%
TNBTD
152
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$25M -$291K -7,056 -1%
DIP
153
DT Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$24.9M +$1.91M +46,336 +9%
FU
154
Fairfield University
Connecticut
$24.8M
ST
155
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$24.8M +$1.32M +31,996 +6%
CG
156
Caprock Group
Idaho
$24.6M +$10M +243,558 +73%
AIM
157
Acropolis Investment Management
Missouri
$24.5M +$749K +18,188 +3%
Jones Financial Companies
158
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$24.4M +$1.76M +42,805 +8%
HC
159
Henshaw Capital
Massachusetts
$24.4M
GC
160
Garde Capital
Washington
$24.2M +$51.9K +1,260 +0.2%
SCA
161
STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS
Pennsylvania
$24.2M -$208K -5,050 -0.9%
MIFH
162
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$24.1M +$3M +72,795 +15%
FFW
163
Fusion Family Wealth
New York
$24M +$1.35M +32,819 +6%
AFG
164
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$23.8M +$169K +4,092 +0.7%
PGFC
165
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$23.1M +$4.42M +107,413 +25%
SIC
166
Sigma Investment Counselors
Michigan
$22.9M +$356K +8,639 +2%
BF
167
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$22.9M +$1.6M +38,930 +8%
SB
168
Simmons Bank
Arkansas
$22.9M +$494K +12,004 +2%
FA
169
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$22.4M +$202K +4,897 +0.9%
MLICM
170
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$22.2M -$1.65M -40,100 -7%
PL
171
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
$22.2M -$1.19M -28,800 -5%
Barclays
172
Barclays
United Kingdom
$22.1M -$6.93M -168,377 -24%
AFA
173
American Financial Advisors
Georgia
$22M -$571K -13,878 -3%
RMDI
174
R.M. Davis Inc
Maine
$21.7M +$363K +8,804 +2%
LPT
175
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$21.4M -$3.83M -92,908 -16%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

1,403 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $41.2B — up 17% from $35.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 120 funds opened new VWO positions and 69 closed out — a net gain of 51 holders — while 654 added to existing stakes and 509 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bridgewater Associates, adding an estimated $940M. The largest seller was Yale University, cutting an estimated $273M.

  • 1,403 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q1 2019, up from 1,370 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $41.2B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 120 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 69 closed out, a net change of +51 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $940M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Yale University, an estimated $273M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.