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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

828 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.4B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 341 increasing their positions, 362 reducing their positions, and 105 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $94.8M | Put options by funds: $97.3M

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 341 | Existing positions reduced: 362

2.15% less ownership

Funds ownership: 58.28%56.12% (-2.2%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 886828 (-58)

16% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 152128 (-24)

29% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.3B → $19.4B (-$7.85B)

48% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 105

Holders
828
Holders Change
-58
Holders Change %
-6.55%
% of All Funds
23.11%
Holding in Top 10
128
Holding in Top 10 Change
-24
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15.79%
% of All Funds
3.57%
New
55
Increased
341
Reduced
362
Closed
105
Calls
$94.8M
Puts
$97.3M
Net Calls
-$2.46M
Net Calls Change
+$35.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$2.72B -$18.2M -500,119 -0.6%
BA
2
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$2.23B -$1.65B -45,423,479 -40%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.2B -$227M -6,253,636 -15%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.12B -$76.3M -2,099,825 -6%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.03B +$250M +6,891,709 +28%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$719M -$126M -3,472,691 -14%
Northern Trust
7
Northern Trust
Illinois
$428M +$7.66M +211,046 +2%
WIM
8
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$309M -$22.1M -607,489 -6%
PNC Financial Services Group
9
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$290M -$11.8M -325,208 -4%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$275M +$46.5M +1,281,059 +18%
W
11
Wealthfront
California
$265M +$74.4M +2,048,101 +34%
TAIM
12
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$259M +$9.74M +268,175 +4%
BG
13
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$213M -$39.8M -1,095,627 -15%
Bank of Montreal
14
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$202M -$49.2M -1,355,857 -18%
RPI
15
Railway Pension Investments
United Kingdom
$195M +$214M +5,904,099 New
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
16
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$182M -$238M -6,550,000 -54%
Betterment LLC
17
Betterment LLC
New York
$179M +$47.9M +1,320,162 +32%
VA
18
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$178M +$30.6M +841,422 +19%
VIA
19
Vantagepoint Investment Advisers
District of Columbia
$177M +$10.7M +295,800 +6%
Citigroup
20
Citigroup
New York
$171M -$55.7M -1,532,992 -23%
NMIMC
21
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$167M
Creative Planning
22
Creative Planning
Kansas
$155M -$27.9M -767,524 -14%
Envestnet Asset Management
23
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$150M -$14.9M -411,484 -8%
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$146M -$23M -632,172 -13%
Jane Street
25
Jane Street
New York
$145M +$159M +4,372,677 New

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

828 of the 3,583 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $19.4B — down 29% from $27.3B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 105 funds closed out of VWO and 55 opened new positions — a net loss of 50 holders — while 362 trimmed existing stakes and 341 added.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $250M. The largest seller was Bridgewater Associates, cutting an estimated $1.65B.

  • 828 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q3 2015, down from 886 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $19.4B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 105 closed out, a net change of -50 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $250M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $1.65B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.