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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

818 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.8B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 358 increasing their positions, 303 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

114% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 36

38% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $150M | Put options by funds: $109M

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 358 | Existing positions reduced: 303

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $24.5B → $26.8B (+$2.29B)

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 143154 (+11)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 783818 (+35)

1.16% less ownership

Funds ownership: 58.77%57.6% (-1.2%)

Holders
818
Holders Change
+35
Holders Change %
+4.47%
% of All Funds
23.5%
Holding in Top 10
154
Holding in Top 10 Change
+11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.69%
% of All Funds
4.42%
New
77
Increased
358
Reduced
303
Closed
36
Calls
$150M
Puts
$109M
Net Calls
+$41M
Net Calls Change
+$40.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BA
1
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$4.7B +$149M +3,534,896 +3%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$2.6B -$12.7M -302,475 -0.5%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.76B -$123M -2,908,042 -7%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.21B -$283M -6,715,227 -19%
BG
5
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.12B +$2.56M +60,743 +0.2%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.01B -$11.7M -278,578 -1%
Vanguard Group
7
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$969M +$189M +4,493,670 +25%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$583M +$27.3M +647,348 +5%
Creative Planning
9
Creative Planning
Kansas
$460M +$36.6M +868,133 +9%
AUIM
10
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$349M +$48.3M +1,145,887 +17%
Bank of Montreal
11
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$337M -$30.8M -731,275 -9%
JP Morgan Chase
12
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$326M -$14.7M -349,770 -4%
PNC Financial Services Group
13
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$313M -$5.5M -130,429 -2%
WIM
14
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$298M -$14M -333,131 -5%
MSA
15
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$288M +$55.5M +1,318,190 +25%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
16
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$283M +$3.88M +92,062 +1%
Allianz Asset Management
17
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$276M -$26.1M -620,170 -9%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$259M -$19.3M -458,638 -7%
U
19
UBS
Switzerland
$246M +$55.5M +1,317,020 +30%
TAIM
20
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$222M +$31.1M +737,750 +17%
QI
21
Qualcomm Inc
California
$200M
W
22
Wealthfront
California
$199M +$52.5M +1,246,634 +38%
VIA
23
Vantagepoint Investment Advisers
District of Columbia
$197M +$29.1M +689,900 +18%
WCM
24
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
$193M +$36.4M +862,721 +24%
MTB
25
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$182M -$920K -21,829 -0.5%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

818 of the 3,481 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $26.8B — up 9.3% from $24.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 77 funds opened new VWO positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 358 added to existing stakes and 303 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $189M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $283M.

  • 818 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q2 2014, up from 783 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $26.8B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 9.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 77 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 36 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $189M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $283M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.