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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

935 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.5B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 81 funds opening new positions, 434 increasing their positions, 327 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

170% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 81 | Existing positions closed: 30

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 434 | Existing positions reduced: 327

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21.5B → $25.5B (+$3.97B)

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 136151 (+15)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 898935 (+37)

2.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.72%58.76% (+2%)

18% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $74.7M | Put options by funds: $91.1M

Holders
935
Holders Change
+37
Holders Change %
+4.12%
% of All Funds
24.94%
Holding in Top 10
151
Holding in Top 10 Change
+15
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.03%
% of All Funds
4.03%
New
81
Increased
434
Reduced
327
Closed
30
Calls
$74.7M
Puts
$91.1M
Net Calls
-$16.4M
Net Calls Change
+$5.91M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BA
1
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$3.03B +$388M +10,411,665 +15%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$2.91B -$195M -5,226,908 -6%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.67B +$124M +3,333,323 +8%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$1.5B +$305M +8,204,713 +26%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$928M +$77.9M +2,093,043 +9%
Goldman Sachs
6
Goldman Sachs
New York
$743M -$31.1M -834,917 -4%
W
7
Wealthfront
California
$573M +$40.1M +1,076,216 +8%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$557M +$21.8M +585,241 +4%
WIM
9
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$454M -$33.7M -904,493 -7%
Betterment LLC
10
Betterment LLC
New York
$435M +$55.2M +1,482,437 +15%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$416M +$56.5M +1,517,766 +16%
TAIM
12
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$415M +$18.8M +504,079 +5%
USAA
13
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$363M +$55.9M +1,501,958 +18%
YU
14
Yale University
Connecticut
$352M +$328M +8,810,800 +1,631%
Jones Financial Companies
15
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$344M -$6.58M -176,827 -2%
ACI
16
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$335M +$334M +8,961,100 New
JP Morgan Chase
17
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$332M +$32.2M +866,059 +11%
PNC Financial Services Group
18
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$314M -$2.58M -69,217 -0.8%
Creative Planning
19
Creative Planning
Kansas
$307M +$16.7M +448,868 +6%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
20
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$306M -$3.98M -106,912 -1%
Envestnet Asset Management
21
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$302M +$81M +2,175,750 +37%
Bank of Montreal
22
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$237M +$11M +295,950 +5%
MFRM
23
Milliman Financial Risk Management
Illinois
$211M +$31.8M +854,357 +18%
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$207M +$24.1M +647,340 +13%
PCA
25
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$184M +$21M +564,896 +13%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

935 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $25.5B — up 18% from $21.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 81 funds opened new VWO positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 51 holders — while 434 added to existing stakes and 327 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bridgewater Associates, adding an estimated $388M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $195M.

  • 935 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q3 2016, up from 898 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $25.5B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 81 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 30 closed out, a net change of +51 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $388M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $195M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.