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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

886 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.1B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 128 funds opening new positions, 314 increasing their positions, 380 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

129% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 128 | Existing positions closed: 56

44% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $109M | Put options by funds: $75.7M

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 827886 (+59)

0.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.1%56.5% (+0.4%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.4B → $19.1B (-$303M)

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 127121 (-6)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 314 | Existing positions reduced: 380

Holders
886
Holders Change
+59
Holders Change %
+7.13%
% of All Funds
23.24%
Holding in Top 10
121
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-4.72%
% of All Funds
3.17%
New
128
Increased
314
Reduced
380
Closed
56
Calls
$109M
Puts
$75.7M
Net Calls
+$33.3M
Net Calls Change
+$35.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$2.58B -$113M -3,270,067 -4%
BA
2
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$2.42B +$224M +6,498,476 +10%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.09B -$95.1M -2,763,762 -8%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$946M -$79.7M -2,315,567 -7%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$812M -$310M -9,004,641 -27%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$763M +$55.2M +1,605,158 +7%
Northern Trust
7
Northern Trust
Illinois
$463M +$41.8M +1,215,746 +9%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$337M +$68.8M +2,000,352 +24%
PNC Financial Services Group
9
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$284M -$3.41M -99,069 -1%
WIM
10
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$278M -$28.2M -818,688 -9%
TAIM
11
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$265M +$9.16M +266,121 +3%
Bank of Montreal
12
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$238M +$40.5M +1,176,197 +19%
MFRM
13
Milliman Financial Risk Management
Illinois
$234M +$246M +7,142,674 New
W
14
Wealthfront
California
$223M -$41.2M -1,196,019 -15%
BG
15
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$216M +$6.24M +181,360 +3%
Betterment LLC
16
Betterment LLC
New York
$210M +$34.2M +994,258 +18%
Jane Street
17
Jane Street
New York
$194M +$53.7M +1,559,958 +36%
VIA
18
Vantagepoint Investment Advisers
District of Columbia
$182M +$7.7M +223,700 +4%
VA
19
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$168M +$2.79M +81,033 +2%
NMIMC
20
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$165M
Envestnet Asset Management
21
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$165M +$17.9M +518,750 +11%
Creative Planning
22
Creative Planning
Kansas
$163M +$9.35M +271,548 +6%
PPFA
23
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$161M +$43.6M +1,266,067 +35%
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$144M -$189K -5,504 -0.1%
LPL Financial
25
LPL Financial
California
$139M +$25M +726,475 +20%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

886 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $19.1B — down 1.6% from $19.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 128 funds opened new VWO positions and 56 closed out — a net gain of 72 holders — while 314 added to existing stakes and 380 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bridgewater Associates, adding an estimated $224M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $310M.

  • 886 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q4 2015, up from 827 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $19.1B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 128 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 56 closed out, a net change of +72 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $224M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $310M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.