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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

781 hedge funds and large institutions have $24.5B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 294 increasing their positions, 359 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $170M | Put options by funds: $170M

0.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 58.79%58.76% (-0.03%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 807781 (-26)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.3B → $24.5B (-$2.85B)

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 168142 (-26)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 294 | Existing positions reduced: 359

23% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 73

Holders
781
Holders Change
-26
Holders Change %
-3.22%
% of All Funds
22.56%
Holding in Top 10
142
Holding in Top 10 Change
-26
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15.48%
% of All Funds
4.1%
New
56
Increased
294
Reduced
359
Closed
73
Calls
$170M
Puts
$170M
Net Calls
+$375K
Net Calls Change
-$72.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BA
1
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$4.28B +$131M +3,387,077 +3%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$2.46B -$216M -5,567,880 -8%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.78B -$588M -15,169,191 -26%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.42B +$91.5M +2,357,859 +7%
BG
5
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.05B +$41.6M +1,073,428 +4%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$959M -$69.4M -1,789,424 -7%
Vanguard Group
7
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$730M +$111M +2,867,185 +19%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$523M -$69.5M -1,792,094 -12%
Creative Planning
9
Creative Planning
Kansas
$397M +$50.7M +1,306,775 +15%
Bank of Montreal
10
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$347M -$83.5M -2,152,365 -20%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$321M -$90M -2,320,305 -23%
PNC Financial Services Group
12
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$299M -$58.2M -1,500,289 -17%
WIM
13
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$291M +$9.33M +240,670 +3%
Allianz Asset Management
14
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$285M -$28.1M -725,467 -9%
AUIM
15
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$281M +$12.5M +321,322 +5%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$262M -$63.9M -1,648,161 -20%
MSA
17
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$217M -$15.2M -391,990 -7%
QI
18
Qualcomm Inc
California
$188M
TAIM
19
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$179M +$28.8M +742,050 +20%
U
20
UBS
Switzerland
$178M -$12.7M -327,426 -7%
MTB
21
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$172M -$913K -23,530 -0.6%
Citigroup
22
Citigroup
New York
$164M -$80M -2,063,463 -34%
Barclays
23
Barclays
United Kingdom
$161M +$47.1M +1,215,351 +43%
VIA
24
Vantagepoint Investment Advisers
District of Columbia
$157M +$3.48M +89,700 +2%
Envestnet Asset Management
25
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$157M +$650K +16,753 +0.4%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

781 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $24.5B — down 10% from $27.3B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 73 funds closed out of VWO and 56 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 359 trimmed existing stakes and 294 added.

The largest buyer was Bridgewater Associates, adding an estimated $131M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $588M.

  • 781 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q1 2014, down from 807 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $24.5B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q1 2014, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 73 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $131M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $588M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.