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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

1,266 hedge funds and large institutions have $37.2B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 81 funds opening new positions, 542 increasing their positions, 517 reducing their positions, and 80 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 542 | Existing positions reduced: 517

1% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 81 | Existing positions closed: 80

0.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.02%63.86% (-0.17%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,2731,266 (-7)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $38.7B → $37.2B (-$1.46B)

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 205174 (-31)

35% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $89.2M | Put options by funds: $137M

Holders
1,266
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-0.55%
% of All Funds
28.94%
Holding in Top 10
174
Holding in Top 10 Change
-31
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15.12%
% of All Funds
3.98%
New
81
Increased
542
Reduced
517
Closed
80
Calls
$89.2M
Puts
$137M
Net Calls
-$47.8M
Net Calls Change
-$7.65M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$4.34B +$66.2M +1,574,748 +2%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.95B -$9.11M -216,653 -0.3%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.22B +$41.2M +980,231 +2%
BA
4
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$2.08B +$36M +854,812 +2%
Betterment LLC
5
Betterment LLC
New York
$1.52B +$275M +6,532,505 +21%
Envestnet Asset Management
6
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.26B +$77.1M +1,833,815 +6%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
7
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.09B +$103M +2,452,626 +10%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.06B -$23.2M -550,488 -2%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$973M -$147M -3,504,365 -13%
W
10
Wealthfront
California
$971M -$49.9M -1,186,581 -5%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$925M +$2.29M +54,425 +0.2%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$696M +$10.9M +258,822 +2%
TAIM
13
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$637M +$591K +14,039 +0.1%
Creative Planning
14
Creative Planning
Kansas
$584M +$25.1M +597,781 +4%
JP Morgan Chase
15
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$417M -$88.3M -2,099,397 -17%
PCA
16
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$415M +$37.1M +882,674 +10%
PNC Financial Services Group
17
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$400M +$797K +18,942 +0.2%
Bank of Montreal
18
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$396M +$72.1M +1,713,689 +22%
Ameriprise
19
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$349M -$52.2M -1,239,683 -20%
YU
20
Yale University
Connecticut
$347M +$284M +6,751,000 +392%
CSIA
21
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$333M -$491M -11,660,488 -59%
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$319M +$52.8M +1,255,192 +19%
JRP
23
Jasper Ridge Partners
California
$309M +$125M +2,980,510 +65%
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$302M +$10.2M +243,576 +3%
MFRM
25
Milliman Financial Risk Management
Illinois
$291M +$25.6M +608,644 +9%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

1,266 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $37.2B — down 3.8% from $38.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 81 funds opened new VWO positions and 80 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 542 added to existing stakes and 517 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Yale University, adding an estimated $284M. The largest seller was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, cutting an estimated $491M.

  • 1,266 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q3 2018, down from 1,273 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $37.2B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2018, down 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 81 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 80 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Yale University, an estimated $284M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $491M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.