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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
LNWTC
101
Laird Norton Wetherby Trust Company
Washington
$45.8M -$3.27M -80,462 -6%
WJA
102
Willis Johnson & Associates
Texas
$45.2M +$3.18M +78,369 +7%
BWM
103
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$43.9M +$623K +15,346 +1%
FMII
104
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$43.1M +$2.7M +66,422 +6%
PFM
105
Parsec Financial Management
North Carolina
$39.3M +$1.68M +41,404 +4%
SAM
106
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$38.9M +$6.73M +165,720 +18%
SW
107
SoFi Wealth
California
$38.4M +$2.9M +71,513 +7%
Cerity Partners
108
Cerity Partners
New York
$37.8M -$5.38M -132,461 -11%
OPCM
109
Osborne Partners Capital Management
California
$37.8M +$1.48M +36,568 +4%
GP
110
Greenline Partners
New York
$37M +$169K +4,172 +0.4%
JPG
111
Jordan Park Group
California
$36.7M -$28.3M -697,396 -41%
SC
112
Sepio Capital
Utah
$36.2M +$30.9M +761,652 +331%
ST
113
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$35.8M +$2.53M +62,339 +7%
FCH
114
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$35.7M +$7.88M +194,108 +25%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
115
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$35.4M -$2.69M -66,219 -6%
AHC
116
Anderson Hoagland & Co
Missouri
$34.4M -$1.74M -42,821 -4%
HCC
117
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$33.3M +$2.38M +58,589 +7%
MA
118
MUFG Americas
New York
$33.3M -$4.3M -105,802 -10%
AIA
119
Ally Invest Advisors
North Carolina
$33.1M +$1.59M +39,205 +5%
PGFC
120
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$33M +$2.48M +61,091 +7%
ACA
121
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$32.8M +$117K +2,885 +0.3%
WT
122
Whittier Trust
California
$32.5M +$771K +18,990 +2%
STA
123
Summit Trail Advisors
New York
$32.2M -$400K -9,840 -1%
HL
124
Hernani LP
Jersey
$32.2M
PFA
125
Pure Financial Advisors
California
$32M +$3.25M +79,947 +10%

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.