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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

888 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.3B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 85 funds opening new positions, 329 increasing their positions, 388 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

41% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $174M | Put options by funds: $124M

15% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 85 | Existing positions closed: 74

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 122134 (+12)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.1B → $20.3B (+$1.2B)

0.79% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.51%57.3% (+0.79%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 887888 (+1)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 329 | Existing positions reduced: 388

Holders
888
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.11%
% of All Funds
23.65%
Holding in Top 10
134
Holding in Top 10 Change
+12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+9.84%
% of All Funds
3.57%
New
85
Increased
329
Reduced
388
Closed
74
Calls
$174M
Puts
$124M
Net Calls
+$50.3M
Net Calls Change
+$16.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$2.8B +$65.1M +2,074,962 +3%
BA
2
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$2.59B +$30.4M +970,143 +1%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.13B -$19.6M -625,374 -2%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.03B +$30.4M +969,844 +3%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$760M -$42.4M -1,351,034 -6%
Goldman Sachs
6
Goldman Sachs
New York
$696M -$147M -4,700,608 -19%
WIM
7
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$488M +$175M +5,593,649 +66%
W
8
Wealthfront
California
$454M +$198M +6,314,442 +93%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$441M -$43.7M -1,394,573 -10%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$304M -$47.4M -1,512,694 -15%
TAIM
11
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$299M +$17.3M +552,922 +7%
Betterment LLC
12
Betterment LLC
New York
$293M +$65.2M +2,079,565 +32%
PNC Financial Services Group
13
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$291M -$8.43M -268,918 -3%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
14
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$285M -$16.3M -518,493 -6%
Bank of Montreal
15
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$264M +$11.5M +367,805 +5%
Creative Planning
16
Creative Planning
Kansas
$253M +$73.2M +2,334,711 +47%
JP Morgan Chase
17
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$240M +$143M +4,549,587 +191%
Envestnet Asset Management
18
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$205M +$27.6M +879,160 +17%
VIA
19
Vantagepoint Investment Advisers
District of Columbia
$193M -$133K -4,230 -0.1%
MFRM
20
Milliman Financial Risk Management
Illinois
$186M -$55.2M -1,760,162 -25%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
21
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$185M +$43.9M +1,400,997 +36%
VA
22
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$178M -$3.73M -118,790 -2%
BG
23
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$175M -$48.8M -1,554,698 -23%
NMIMC
24
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$175M
DCM
25
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
$143M +$130M +4,145,000 New

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

888 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $20.3B — up 6.3% from $19.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 85 funds opened new VWO positions and 74 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 329 added to existing stakes and 388 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wealthfront, adding an estimated $198M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $164M.

  • 888 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q1 2016, up from 887 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $20.3B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 85 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 74 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Wealthfront, an estimated $198M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $164M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.