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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

825 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.1B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 388 increasing their positions, 290 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 37

34% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 388 | Existing positions reduced: 290

25% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $152M | Put options by funds: $121M

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $26.8B → $27.1B (+$355M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 818825 (+7)

0.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.6%57.91% (+0.3%)

6% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 154145 (-9)

Holders
825
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+0.86%
% of All Funds
23.93%
Holding in Top 10
145
Holding in Top 10 Change
-9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5.84%
% of All Funds
4.21%
New
53
Increased
388
Reduced
290
Closed
37
Calls
$152M
Puts
$121M
Net Calls
+$30.3M
Net Calls Change
-$10.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BA
1
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$4.62B +$82.8M +1,864,216 +2%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$2.61B +$102M +2,294,695 +4%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.68B -$22.7M -510,345 -1%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.36B +$200M +4,511,035 +16%
BG
5
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.23B +$152M +3,428,876 +13%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$931M -$45.9M -1,034,706 -4%
Vanguard Group
7
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$919M -$19.7M -444,292 -2%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$588M +$25.6M +576,467 +4%
MAM
9
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$504M +$537M +12,081,696 New
PNC Financial Services Group
10
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$376M +$78.1M +1,758,550 +24%
Allianz Asset Management
11
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$335M +$72.9M +1,640,662 +26%
Bank of Montreal
12
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$328M +$1.3M +29,302 +0.4%
MSA
13
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$304M +$27.7M +623,940 +9%
AUIM
14
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$302M -$37.6M -845,854 -10%
JP Morgan Chase
15
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$295M -$21.2M -477,990 -6%
WIM
16
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$273M -$14.7M -332,102 -5%
U
17
UBS
Switzerland
$259M +$22.7M +511,392 +9%
DL
18
Delta Lloyd
Netherlands
$257M -$702K -15,807 -1%
Citigroup
19
Citigroup
New York
$255M +$86.6M +1,950,623 +47%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$248M -$2.64M -59,436 -1%
TAIM
21
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$227M +$13M +291,885 +6%
M&T Bank
22
M&T Bank
New York
$224M +$238M +5,350,676 +19,107%
W
23
Wealthfront
California
$212M +$24.5M +552,808 +12%
Creative Planning
24
Creative Planning
Kansas
$201M -$260M -5,844,143 -55%
Bessemer Group
25
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$198M +$209M +4,704,734 +11,124%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

825 of the 3,448 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $27.1B — up 1.3% from $26.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new VWO positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 388 added to existing stakes and 290 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Marketfield Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $537M. The largest seller was Creative Planning, cutting an estimated $260M.

  • 825 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q3 2014, up from 818 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $27.1B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 1.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 37 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $537M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Creative Planning, an estimated $260M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.