Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
1,384 hedge funds and large institutions have $38.1B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 597 increasing their positions, 573 reducing their positions, and 66 closing their positions.
8% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 66
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 597 | Existing positions reduced: 573
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,393 → 1,384 (-9)
0.7% less ownership
Funds ownership: 63.53% → 62.82% (-0.7%)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $40.6B → $38.1B (-$2.51B)
7% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 225 → 210 (-15)
22% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $107M | Put options by funds: $138M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$333M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$148M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$127M |
| 4 |
MTWSIF
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
+$93.3M |
| 5 |
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$87.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$647M |
| 2 |
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Westport,
Connecticut
|
-$420M |
| 3 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$291M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$113M |
| 5 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$105M |
VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
1,384 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $38.1B — down 6.2% from $40.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 71 funds opened new VWO positions and 66 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 597 added to existing stakes and 573 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $333M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $647M.
- 1,384 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q3 2019, down from 1,393 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $38.1B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 71 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 66 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Jane Street, an estimated $333M added.
- The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $647M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.