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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
LPL Financial
26
LPL Financial
California
$330M -$9.91M -244,079 -3%
TF
27
TIAA FSB
Florida
$327M -$37M -910,031 -9%
Mariner
28
Mariner
Kansas
$317M +$64.4M +1,585,272 +22%
MPM
29
MBB Public Markets
Illinois
$295M -$209M -5,137,776 -39%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
30
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$254M +$13.4M +330,343 +5%
Ameriprise
31
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$247M +$34.1M +840,822 +15%
Citigroup
32
Citigroup
New York
$229M -$104K -2,566 -0%
MTWSIF
33
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Israel
$219M -$21.9M -540,000 -8%
VA
34
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$211M +$10.3M +254,268 +5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
35
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$210M +$8.71M +214,429 +4%
MG
36
Mather Group
Illinois
$208M +$41.1M +1,012,274 +22%
JMPWA
37
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$199M +$18M +442,210 +9%
Osaic Holdings
38
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$199M +$8.75M +215,537 +4%
S
39
SignatureFD
Georgia
$181M +$196M +4,827,299 +3,906%
APF
40
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
$180M -$83.2M -2,048,665 -29%
Jane Street
41
Jane Street
New York
$179M +$178M +4,379,584 +843%
KeyBank National Association
42
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$177M +$1.06M +26,083 +0.5%
Stifel Financial
43
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$177M +$8.25M +203,157 +4%
US Bancorp
44
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$176M +$28.5M +702,967 +17%
Baird Financial Group
45
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$169M -$9.09M -223,954 -5%
M&T Bank
46
M&T Bank
New York
$139M -$221K -5,448 -0.1%
MFRM
47
Milliman Financial Risk Management
Illinois
$133M +$1.58M +38,915 +1%
SCM
48
SCS Capital Management
Massachusetts
$128M +$35.2M +866,835 +33%
RJA
49
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$111M -$4.49M -110,555 -4%
RJFSA
50
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$102M +$5.46M +134,362 +5%

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.