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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
CASB
1051
Cape Ann Savings Bank
Massachusetts
$947K +$888K +18,890 New
IIM
1052
Ironwood Investment Management
Massachusetts
$938K +$54.7K +1,164 +7%
AWP
1053
Ascent Wealth Partners
New York
$937K -$35.8K -763 -4%
PMA
1054
Prudent Man Advisors
Illinois
$936K +$73.8K +1,570 +9%
SCM
1055
Southport Capital Management
Tennessee
$928K +$179K +3,801 +26%
UFA
1056
US Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$927K +$869K +18,497 New
FDCC
1057
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co
Massachusetts
$925K -$58K -1,234 -6%
LFF
1058
Level Four Financial
Texas
$925K +$867K +18,451 New
WA
1059
Wealth Architects
California
$921K +$154K +3,270 +22%
LWM
1060
Laidlaw Wealth Management
New York
$921K +$864K +18,383 New
AWM
1061
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$918K +$860K +18,315 New
CFC
1062
Coyle Financial Counsel
Illinois
$911K +$21.4K +456 +3%
CA
1063
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
$910K -$76.5K -1,628 -8%
GFS
1064
GYL Financial Synergies
Connecticut
$910K -$15.4K -327 -2%
HAS
1065
HBW Advisory Services
California
$910K +$83K +1,767 +11%
SF
1066
Summit Financial
New Jersey
$901K -$106K -2,249 -11%
NA
1067
Nottingham Advisors
New York
$900K -$108K -2,297 -11%
GP
1068
Girard Partners
Pennsylvania
$900K -$5.54K -118 -0.7%
PK
1069
Pflug Koory
Nebraska
$895K
WIC
1070
Whitegate Investment Counselors
New Hampshire
$889K +$337K +7,163 +68%
FWM
1071
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$884K -$280K -5,970 -25%
RCWMU
1072
Rothschild & Co Wealth Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$883K
MW
1073
MBL Wealth
North Carolina
$882K +$827K +17,600 New
FNT
1074
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$881K +$58K +1,235 +8%
MA
1075
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$879K +$3.81K +81 +0.5%

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.