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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

1,667 hedge funds and large institutions have $47.1B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 267 funds opening new positions, 733 increasing their positions, 526 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

368% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 267 | Existing positions closed: 57

39% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 733 | Existing positions reduced: 526

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $38.4B → $47.1B (+$8.76B)

16% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 200232 (+32)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,4851,667 (+182)

3.24% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.35%66.59% (+3.2%)

75% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $58.6M | Put options by funds: $234M

Holders
1,667
Holders Change
+182
Holders Change %
+12.26%
% of All Funds
29.49%
Holding in Top 10
232
Holding in Top 10 Change
+32
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16%
% of All Funds
4.1%
New
267
Increased
733
Reduced
526
Closed
57
Calls
$58.6M
Puts
$234M
Net Calls
-$175M
Net Calls Change
-$109M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WAS
501
Wealth Advisory Solutions
Indiana
$5.38M +$52.5K +1,118 +1%
CM
502
Columbus Macro
Pennsylvania
$5.37M +$16.9K +360 +0.3%
MSFS
503
Main Street Financial Solutions
Pennsylvania
$5.35M +$5.01M +106,684 New
MFS
504
McNamara Financial Services
Massachusetts
$5.33M -$59.2K -1,260 -1%
AC
505
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$5.32M +$58K +1,235 +1%
PHS
506
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$5.28M +$307K +6,526 +7%
T
507
TRUADVICE
Florida
$5.27M +$701K +14,916 +17%
BG
508
Berry Group
Massachusetts
$5.25M +$109K +2,320 +2%
NFP
509
Novak Financial Planning
Maryland
$5.23M +$4.9M +104,302 New
FA
510
Forefront Analytics
Pennsylvania
$5.23M +$284K +6,040 +6%
OWM
511
Opes Wealth Management
California
$5.22M -$220K -4,685 -4%
CFO
512
Colony Family Offices
North Carolina
$5.21M +$4.89M +104,026 New
PA
513
Parallel Advisors
California
$5.14M -$590K -12,562 -11%
OCG
514
Opus Capital Group
Ohio
$5.09M +$15.4K +328 +0.3%
FCFC
515
First Citizens Financial Corp
Iowa
$5.09M -$11.2K -239 -0.2%
TM
516
Tikvah Management
North Carolina
$5.09M
EF
517
Empirical Finance
Pennsylvania
$5.06M +$2.64M +56,207 +126%
BWM
518
BCS Wealth Management
Tennessee
$5.04M +$22.8K +485 +0.5%
BA
519
Bristlecone Advisors
Washington
$5.04M +$173K +3,679 +4%
MFW
520
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$4.99M +$541K +11,519 +13%
TA
521
Trellis Advisors
Washington
$4.98M +$34.3K +731 +0.7%
OC
522
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$4.95M +$983K +20,927 +27%
FFG
523
Fullen Financial Group
Ohio
$4.91M +$83K +1,767 +2%
RC
524
RegentAtlantic Capital
New Jersey
$4.9M -$547K -11,636 -11%
ECM
525
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$4.89M -$3.12M -66,500 -41%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

1,667 of the 5,652 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $47.1B — up 23% from $38.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 267 funds opened new VWO positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 210 holders — while 733 added to existing stakes and 526 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $546M. The largest seller was Vanguard Group, cutting an estimated $674M.

  • 1,667 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q4 2020, up from 1,485 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $47.1B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 267 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 57 closed out, a net change of +210 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $546M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $674M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.