ETFs are not just popular for small and individual investors, as hedge funds are big investors in the funds as well.
ETFs, or exchange-traded funds, are emerging as extremely popular investments.
The funds are designed to track a specific set of stocks, commodity or another group of assets. The idea is that investors can diversify their portfolios by simply investing in a single fund, rather than each of the individual assets the fund invests in.
Investors have been pouring money into ETFs recently, sometimes billions of dollars a week.
The combined investment in ETFs was recently measured at $2.7 trillion. As of February 2, passive investments like ETFs and index funds accounted for 28.5% of assets under management in the US. That share is expected to grow to more than 50% by 2024 at the latest, according to a Moody's forecast.
ETFs are not just popular for small and individual investors, as hedge funds are big investors in the funds as well, according to a report by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
The report, authored by Jue Xiong and Stephen Suttmeier, ranked 25 exchange-traded funds owned by hedge funds by the size of the investment by hedge funds in the ETFs. The ETFs cover everything from equity markets to gold.
Below, the top 17 funds are listed in net market value of hedge funds' investments.
Read below to find out which funds made the list...
17. iShares S&P 100 ETF
Ticker: OEF
Net market value: $136.300,000
Market Cap: $4,613,030,000
% of invested hedge funds: 2.96%
Source: BAML
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16. Wisdomtree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
Ticker: DXJ
Net market value: $139,780,000
Market Cap: $8,448,480,000
% of invested hedge funds: 1.65%
Source: BAML
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15. Vanguard Total Bond Markets Index Fund
Ticker: BND
Net market value: $147,220,000
Market Cap: $33,074,400,000
% of invested hedge funds: 0.45%
Source: BAML
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14. iShares Bond ETF
Ticker: TIP
Net market value: $203,210,000
Market Cap: $23,044,700,000
% of invested hedge funds: 0.88%
Source: BAML
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13. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF
Ticker: VIG
Net market value: $228,400,000
Market Cap: $23,523,200,000
% of invested hedge funds: 0.97%
Source: BAML
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12. iShares Gold Trust
Ticker: IAU
Net market value: $259,220,000
Market Cap: $8,017,880,000
% of invested hedge funds: 3.23%
Source: BAML
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11. Vaneck Vectors Gold Miners ETF
Ticker: GDX
Net market value: $265,470,000
Market Cap: $11,630,900,000
% of invested hedge funds: 2.28%
Source: BAML
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10. Vanguard 500 Index Fund ETF
Ticker: VOO
Net market value: $276,170,000
Market Cap: $63,749,100,000
% of invested hedge funds: 0.43%
Source: BAML
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9. Vanguard Short-term Bond Index Fund
Ticker: BSV
Net market value: $304,670,000
Market Cap: $21,573,200,000
% of invested hedge funds: 1.41%
Source: BAML
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8. iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Ticker: IEMG
Net market value: $335,850,000
Market Cap: $26,867,500,000
% of invested hedge funds: 1.25%
Source: BAML
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7. iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
Ticker: AGG
Net market value: $419,030,000
Market Cap: $43,439,400,000
% of invested hedge funds: 0.96%
Source: BAML
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6. iShares IBOXX $ INV Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Ticker: LQD
Net market value: $520,880,000
Market Cap: $30,762,700,000
% of invested hedge funds: 1.69%
Source: BAML
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5. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
Ticker: VEA
Net market value: $540,580,000
Market Cap: $47,662,100,000
% of invested hedge funds: 1.13%
Source: BAML
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4. SPDR Gold Shares
Ticker: GLD
Net market value: $819,110,000
Market Cap: $7,379,720,000
% of invested hedge funds: 11.10%
Source: BAML
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3. iShares Russell 3000 ETF
Ticker: IWV
Net market value: $819,110,000
Market Cap: $7,379,720,000
% of invested hedge funds: 11.10%
Source: BAML
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2. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Fund ETF
Ticker: VWO
Net market value: $7,190,850,000
Market Cap: $29,814,300,000
% of invested hedge funds: 24.12%
Source: BAML
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1. iShares MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF
Ticker: EEM
Net market value: $7,190,850,000
Market Cap: $29,814,300,000
% of invested hedge funds: 24.12%
Source: BAML
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