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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
N
101
Nuveen
North Carolina
$45.6M +$10.8M +229,462 +34%
HH
102
Hernani Holdings
Wyoming
$45.3M
Mariner
103
Mariner
Kansas
$45M +$8.28M +176,179 +24%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
104
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$44.6M +$15.1M +321,233 +56%
FMII
105
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$44.6M +$831K +17,686 +2%
RMC
106
Regis Management Company
California
$44.4M -$958K -20,380 -2%
OPS
107
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$43.8M -$1.6M -34,087 -4%
MRC
108
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$43.8M -$8.44M -179,568 -17%
JCM
109
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$43.7M -$2.56M -54,580 -6%
CCA
110
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$43.6M -$8.45M -179,880 -17%
SAM
111
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$42.8M -$17.8K -378 -0%
BIM
112
Bridges Investment Management
Nebraska
$42.5M +$1.41M +29,942 +4%
FFW
113
Fusion Family Wealth
New York
$42.3M +$65.7K +1,398 +0.2%
MA
114
MUFG Americas
New York
$42.1M +$3M +63,913 +8%
IA
115
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$41.3M -$14M -299,004 -27%
EI
116
Ellevest Inc
New York
$41.1M +$2.02M +42,954 +6%
BPB
117
Badgley, Phelps & Bell
Washington
$41.1M +$2.46M +52,294 +7%
AHC
118
Anderson Hoagland & Co
Missouri
$38.8M +$36.4M +775,213 New
Jones Financial Companies
119
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$38.7M +$725K +15,438 +2%
State Street
120
State Street
Massachusetts
$37.7M -$148K -3,159 -0.4%
BWM
121
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$37.2M -$6.03M -128,388 -15%
HCC
122
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$36.6M +$3.87M +82,422 +13%
HNB
123
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$36.4M
ST
124
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$36.2M +$596K +12,677 +2%
DADC
125
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$35.5M +$2.18M +46,455 +7%

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.