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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

807 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.3B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 136 funds opening new positions, 296 increasing their positions, 317 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

139% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 136 | Existing positions closed: 57

27% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $346M | Put options by funds: $273M

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 736807 (+71)

2% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 164168 (+4)

1.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.87%58.79% (+1.9%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $28B → $27.3B (-$659M)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 296 | Existing positions reduced: 317

Holders
807
Holders Change
+71
Holders Change %
+9.65%
% of All Funds
23.43%
Holding in Top 10
168
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+2.44%
% of All Funds
4.88%
New
136
Increased
296
Reduced
317
Closed
57
Calls
$346M
Puts
$273M
Net Calls
+$72.8M
Net Calls Change
+$49.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BA
1
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$4.2B +$20.5M +496,598 +0.5%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$2.72B -$230M -5,590,466 -8%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.42B +$17M +412,696 +0.7%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.34B +$162M +3,921,790 +14%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.05B -$7.62M -184,933 -0.7%
BG
6
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.02B +$8.56M +207,626 +0.8%
Vanguard Group
7
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$622M +$206M +5,002,538 +49%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$604M -$32.8M -794,437 -5%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
9
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$554M -$443M -10,750,000 -44%
Bank of Montreal
10
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$441M -$787K -19,088 -0.2%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$421M -$12.6M -304,905 -3%
PNC Financial Services Group
12
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$365M -$19.8M -479,909 -5%
Creative Planning
13
Creative Planning
Kansas
$349M +$59M +1,430,784 +20%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$333M -$9.01M -218,585 -3%
Allianz Asset Management
15
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$319M +$75M +1,818,130 +31%
PPFA
16
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$314M +$314M +7,624,362 New
WIM
17
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$287M +$1.04M +25,209 +0.4%
AUIM
18
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$272M -$754K -18,285 -0.3%
Citigroup
19
Citigroup
New York
$251M +$35.3M +857,020 +16%
MSA
20
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$236M -$10.4M -251,466 -4%
U
21
UBS
Switzerland
$194M +$9.06M +219,670 +5%
QI
22
Qualcomm Inc
California
$191M
MTB
23
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$176M -$44M -1,067,760 -20%
Susquehanna International Group
24
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$174M -$231M -5,596,764 -57%
USAA
25
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$159M -$82.8M -2,008,850 -34%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

807 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $27.3B — down 2.4% from $28B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 136 funds opened new VWO positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 79 holders — while 296 added to existing stakes and 317 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $206M. The largest seller was State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, cutting an estimated $443M.

  • 807 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q4 2013, up from 736 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $27.3B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q4 2013, down 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 136 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 57 closed out, a net change of +79 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $206M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q4 2013 was State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, an estimated $443M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.