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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

1,781 hedge funds and large institutions have $42B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 82 funds opening new positions, 792 increasing their positions, 751 reducing their positions, and 134 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

276% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $81.9M | Put options by funds: $21.8M

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 792 | Existing positions reduced: 751

0.65% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.01%66.36% (-0.65%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,8591,781 (-78)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 246224 (-22)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $47.7B → $42B (-$5.73B)

39% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 134

Holders
1,781
Holders Change
-78
Holders Change %
-4.2%
% of All Funds
30.68%
Holding in Top 10
224
Holding in Top 10 Change
-22
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.94%
% of All Funds
3.86%
New
82
Increased
792
Reduced
751
Closed
134
Calls
$81.9M
Puts
$21.8M
Net Calls
+$60.1M
Net Calls Change
-$9.35M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
YU
251
Yale University
Connecticut
$12.5M
PAG
252
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$12.5M -$2.48M -61,058 -15%
KL
253
KWMG LLC
Kansas
$12.4M +$827K +20,357 +6%
WH
254
Whitcomb & Hess
Ohio
$12.4M +$219K +5,386 +2%
JFA
255
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$12.3M +$690K +16,991 +5%
GEM
256
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$12.3M
CW
257
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$12.3M +$739K +18,191 +6%
TFO
258
Tarbox Family Office
California
$12.2M -$10.6K -262 -0.1%
HDIM
259
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$12.1M +$342K +8,433 +3%
JMFC
260
J.M. Forbes & Co
Massachusetts
$12M +$155K +3,813 +1%
CIA
261
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$12M -$304K -7,489 -2%
NL
262
NEPC LLC
Massachusetts
$12M +$375K +9,228 +3%
AIP
263
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$12M +$1,000K +24,625 +8%
FWM
264
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$12M +$1.17M +28,917 +10%
LFA
265
Landmark Financial Advisors
Kentucky
$12M -$2.8M -68,972 -17%
EWM
266
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$11.9M +$1.22M +29,953 +10%
BRWA
267
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$11.9M +$4.17M +102,647 +46%
HPWM
268
Highland Private Wealth Management
Washington
$11.9M +$831K +20,465 +7%
SLI
269
Sumitomo Life Insurance
Japan
$11.8M +$8.28M +204,000 +170%
GG
270
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$11.8M -$146K -3,585 -1%
PPW
271
PACK Private Wealth
Minnesota
$11.8M +$929K +22,891 +8%
V
272
Veritable
Delaware
$11.7M +$422K +10,393 +3%
PIFP
273
Partners in Financial Planning
Virginia
$11.7M +$1.55M +38,241 +15%
CI
274
CX Institutional
Indiana
$11.7M +$6.26M +154,267 +93%
SWM
275
SigFig Wealth Management
California
$11.7M -$862K -21,223 -7%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

1,781 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $42B — down 12% from $47.7B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 134 funds closed out of VWO and 82 opened new positions — a net loss of 52 holders — while 751 trimmed existing stakes and 792 added.

The largest buyer was SignatureFD, adding an estimated $196M. The largest seller was Teacher Retirement System of Texas, cutting an estimated $710M.

  • 1,781 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q3 2022, down from 1,859 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $42B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2022, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 82 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2022 and 134 closed out, a net change of -52 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2022 was SignatureFD, an estimated $196M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2022 was Teacher Retirement System of Texas, an estimated $710M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.