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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
HighTower Advisors
51
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$99.3M -$5.34M -131,571 -5%
Fifth Third Bancorp
52
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$97.5M -$2.94M -72,377 -3%
MRC
53
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$93.2M +$46.1M +1,136,211 +80%
CCA
54
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$93.2M +$46.1M +1,136,249 +80%
SHGA
55
Sand Hill Global Advisors
California
$91.4M -$850K -20,925 -0.8%
CL
56
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$91.1M +$13.3M +327,554 +15%
RFC
57
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$89.8M -$2.68M -66,037 -3%
TD Asset Management
58
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$87.3M -$6.52M -160,474 -6%
WANY
59
Wealthspire Advisors (New York)
New York
$86.2M +$1.26M +31,057 +1%
TI
60
Tidal Investments
Wisconsin
$85.2M -$2.84M -69,852 -3%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
61
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$84M -$5.34M -131,530 -5%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
62
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$82.7M -$710M -17,476,102 -89%
BIM
63
Bridges Investment Management
Nebraska
$81.7M +$34.7M +853,455 +62%
G
64
GenTrust
Florida
$81.2M +$35.5M +874,554 +65%
VM
65
VPR Management
Texas
$78.1M -$828K -20,400 -0.9%
LSAG
66
Lake Street Advisors Group
New Hampshire
$76.5M +$4.35M +107,031 +5%
Bessemer Group
67
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$76.2M -$1.36M -33,432 -2%
FWI
68
Facet Wealth Inc
Maryland
$74.8M +$16.2M +398,161 +25%
BP
69
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$73.8M +$10.7M +262,579 +15%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
70
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$73M +$81.2M +2,000,000 New
BBA
71
BLB&B Advisors
Pennsylvania
$72.5M -$8.24M -202,847 -9%
AllianceBernstein
72
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$72.4M +$5.13M +126,309 +7%
JFG
73
JMG Financial Group
Illinois
$71.2M +$1.09M +26,912 +1%
EW
74
Evoke Wealth
California
$69.6M -$2.72M -67,081 -3%
LGWM
75
Litman Gregory Wealth Management
California
$69M -$12.6M -310,475 -14%

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.