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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
RA
651
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$3.34M +$2.4M +59,136 +200%
RPGK
652
Retirement Planning Group (Kansas)
Kansas
$3.32M -$350K -8,618 -9%
AWA
653
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$3.31M +$3.16M +77,709 +601%
MMA
654
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$3.28M -$497K -12,244 -12%
RHBC
655
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Michigan
$3.25M +$1.01M +24,978 +39%
NL
656
NWAM LLC
Washington
$3.24M -$400K -9,843 -10%
GWAM
657
Guardian Wealth Advisors (Minnesota)
Minnesota
$3.24M +$159K +3,924 +5%
AIMC
658
Alley Investment Management Company
Illinois
$3.23M -$63.5K -1,565 -2%
DFA
659
DHK Financial Advisors
New Hampshire
$3.23M +$3.28M +80,794 +1,059%
NSB
660
Norway Savings Bank
Maine
$3.23M +$107K +2,633 +3%
PAM
661
Peak Asset Management
Colorado
$3.23M -$219K -5,395 -6%
LBC
662
Lowe Brockenbrough & Co
Virginia
$3.21M +$1.7M +41,765 +90%
PVH
663
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$3.19M +$3.51M +86,548 +8,655%
BIA
664
Barry Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$3.19M +$1.77M +43,652 +100%
DWA
665
Dougherty Wealth Advisers
Minnesota
$3.18M -$42.7K -1,052 -1%
LI
666
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$3.16M -$8.04K -198 -0.2%
PFBT
667
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$3.16M +$531K +13,073 +18%
WFA
668
West Financial Advisors
Iowa
$3.15M -$788K -19,406 -18%
AG
669
Ascent Group
Virginia
$3.15M +$175K +4,317 +5%
AWM
670
Aprio Wealth Management
Georgia
$3.14M -$63.1K -1,554 -2%
BC
671
Burleson & Co
California
$3.14M +$72.5K +1,786 +2%
RWM
672
Ritholtz Wealth Management
New York
$3.12M +$1.46M +35,873 +72%
WCWM
673
Wooster Corthell Wealth Management
Connecticut
$3.11M +$88K +2,167 +3%
VWA
674
Visionary Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$3.08M +$56.6K +1,395 +2%
CFAM
675
Coury Firm Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$3.07M +$30.1K +741 +0.9%

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.