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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
BA
1
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$4.08B +$95.4M +2,412,142 +2%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$2.88B +$175M +4,411,917 +7%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.35B +$30.7M +774,920 +1%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.15B +$9.88M +249,799 +0.9%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.03B -$114M -2,876,142 -10%
BG
6
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$988M +$974M +24,611,727 New
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
7
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$972M -$198M -5,000,000 -17%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$621M -$9.47M -239,274 -2%
AC
9
Allstate Corporation
Illinois
$445M -$118M -2,975,000 -21%
Bank of Montreal
10
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$431M -$21.2M -536,105 -5%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$423M -$699M -17,668,679 -63%
Vanguard Group
12
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$406M +$30.8M +778,856 +8%
Jane Street
13
Jane Street
New York
$401M +$337M +8,530,478 +588%
Susquehanna International Group
14
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$394M +$214M +5,402,924 +122%
PNC Financial Services Group
15
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$376M -$26.1M -658,625 -7%
DCM
16
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
$347M +$342M +8,640,000 New
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$334M +$26.3M +665,392 +9%
Creative Planning
18
Creative Planning
Kansas
$283M +$26.8M +678,194 +11%
AUIM
19
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$266M -$6.29M -159,081 -2%
MSA
20
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$240M +$48.6M +1,227,596 +26%
Allianz Asset Management
21
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$238M -$578M -14,601,893 -71%
USAA
22
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$236M -$71.3M -1,803,405 -23%
Citigroup
23
Citigroup
New York
$210M +$3.82M +96,622 +2%
MTB
24
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$207M
QI
25
Qualcomm Inc
California
$186M

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.