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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

886 hedge funds and large institutions have $27.3B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 457 increasing their positions, 276 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

66% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 457 | Existing positions reduced: 276

21% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 48

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 887886 (-1)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.7B → $27.3B (-$389M)

1.54% less ownership

Funds ownership: 59.81%58.28% (-1.5%)

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 157152 (-5)

34% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $73.3M | Put options by funds: $111M

Holders
886
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.11%
% of All Funds
23.86%
Holding in Top 10
152
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.18%
% of All Funds
4.09%
New
58
Increased
457
Reduced
276
Closed
48
Calls
$73.3M
Puts
$111M
Net Calls
-$38.2M
Net Calls Change
-$59.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BA
1
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$4.61B +$33.8M +785,951 +0.7%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$3.38B +$334M +7,780,477 +10%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.73B +$27.8M +648,191 +2%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.47B -$20.2M -469,318 -1%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.03B +$54.4M +1,267,072 +5%
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$995M -$968M -22,539,725 -48%
Northern Trust
7
Northern Trust
Illinois
$520M -$27.6M -643,312 -5%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
8
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$493M +$518M +12,050,000 New
WIM
9
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$406M +$190M +4,433,599 +81%
PNC Financial Services Group
10
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$372M +$5.83M +135,597 +2%
AUIM
11
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$343M -$81M -1,884,931 -19%
TAIM
12
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$309M +$48.2M +1,121,574 +17%
BG
13
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$308M -$884M -20,583,478 -73%
Bank of Montreal
14
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$305M +$5.51M +128,229 +2%
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$287M +$27.8M +647,448 +10%
Citigroup
16
Citigroup
New York
$274M +$9.88M +229,946 +4%
JP Morgan Chase
17
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$258M -$4.53M -105,503 -2%
W
18
Wealthfront
California
$243M +$31.5M +734,183 +14%
M&T Bank
19
M&T Bank
New York
$226M +$12.4M +287,937 +6%
Creative Planning
20
Creative Planning
Kansas
$223M +$13M +302,891 +6%
VIA
21
Vantagepoint Investment Advisers
District of Columbia
$207M -$902K -21,000 -0.4%
NMIMC
22
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$207M -$10.2M -238,530 -5%
Bank of New York Mellon
23
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$206M -$25.7M -597,436 -11%
Envestnet Asset Management
24
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$202M +$42.9M +998,667 +25%
WCM
25
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
$195M +$150M +3,486,679 +272%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

886 of the 3,713 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $27.3B — down 1.4% from $27.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new VWO positions and 48 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 457 added to existing stakes and 276 trimmed.

The largest buyer was State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, opening a new position worth an estimated $518M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $968M.

  • 886 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q2 2015, down from 887 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $27.3B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q2 2015, down 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 58 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 48 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, an estimated $518M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $968M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.