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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

1,912 hedge funds and large institutions have $48B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 91 funds opening new positions, 875 increasing their positions, 748 reducing their positions, and 93 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 875 | Existing positions reduced: 748

1% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 235237 (+2)

0.31% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.48%66.79% (+0.31%)

2% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 91 | Existing positions closed: 93

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $49.6B → $48B (-$1.62B)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,9381,912 (-26)

27% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $49.9M | Put options by funds: $67.9M

Holders
1,912
Holders Change
-26
Holders Change %
-1.34%
% of All Funds
30.34%
Holding in Top 10
237
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+0.85%
% of All Funds
3.76%
New
91
Increased
875
Reduced
748
Closed
93
Calls
$49.9M
Puts
$67.9M
Net Calls
-$18M
Net Calls Change
-$9.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Truist Financial
101
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$58.5M +$6.56M +160,793 +12%
WPC
102
Wedmont Private Capital
Pennsylvania
$58.2M +$8.19M +200,697 +15%
DADC
103
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$57.3M +$1.24M +30,424 +2%
CA
104
Cambridge Associates
Massachusetts
$57.2M +$1.72M +42,198 +3%
Fidelity Investments
105
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$56.9M +$961K +23,545 +2%
VM
106
VPR Management
Texas
$56.8M
MD
107
Money Design
Japan
$56.7M +$18.9M +463,156 +47%
KIM
108
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$56.2M -$1.13M -27,665 -2%
CTB
109
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
$56.1M -$143K -3,496 -0.2%
FMII
110
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$55.9M +$2.92M +71,451 +5%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
111
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$53.8M +$1.76M +43,060 +3%
SW
112
SoFi Wealth
California
$53.5M +$4.16M +101,834 +8%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
113
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$52.9M +$18.4M +450,000 +50%
Allspring Global Investments
114
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$52.9M -$17.2M -421,329 -24%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
115
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$52.7M -$3.04M -74,394 -5%
SLI
116
Sumitomo Life Insurance
Japan
$52.4M -$83.4M -2,043,801 -60%
LNWTC
117
Laird Norton Wetherby Trust Company
Washington
$51.8M -$2.16M -52,912 -4%
AOI
118
Auto-Owners Insurance
Michigan
$51.4M
BF
119
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$50.6M -$36.3K -889 -0.1%
CG
120
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$49.3M +$2.19M +53,671 +4%
PFA
121
Pure Financial Advisors
California
$48.9M +$3.59M +88,007 +8%
STA
122
Summit Trail Advisors
New York
$48.6M +$4.04M +98,917 +9%
PLFA
123
Pacific Life Fund Advisors
California
$47.5M -$12.2M -299,611 -20%
HNB
124
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$47.2M
PGFC
125
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$46.3M +$2.17M +53,111 +5%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

1,912 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $48B — down 3.3% from $49.6B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 93 funds closed out of VWO and 91 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 748 trimmed existing stakes and 875 added.

The largest buyer was Charles Schwab, adding an estimated $284M. The largest seller was Bishop & Co Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $341M sold.

  • 1,912 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q3 2023, down from 1,938 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $48B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2023, down 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 91 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2023 and 93 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2023 was Charles Schwab, an estimated $284M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2023 was Bishop & Co Investment Management, an estimated $341M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.