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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
LOPW
1226
Live Oak Private Wealth
North Carolina
$500K
HF
1227
HRT Financial
New York
$500K +$469K +9,981 New
KPW
1228
Kore Private Wealth
New York
$497K +$197K +4,196 +73%
AAS
1229
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$495K +$229K +4,874 +97%
WSTAM
1230
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$494K
CWAG
1231
Compton Wealth Advisory Group
Virginia
$493K -$127K -2,706 -22%
FB
1232
Fulton Bank
Pennsylvania
$493K +$11.9K +253 +3%
AG
1233
AlphaSimPlex Group
Massachusetts
$492K
ST
1234
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$492K
IFG
1235
Independent Financial Group
California
$492K -$129K -2,751 -22%
KA
1236
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$491K +$35.5K +755 +8%
GIA
1237
Guyasuta Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$490K -$1.18K -25 -0.3%
GPA
1238
Garrison Point Advisors
California
$490K +$1.6K +34 +0.3%
AIC
1239
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$488K
ACA
1240
Affinity Capital Advisors
California
$488K +$7.61K +162 +2%
TC
1241
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$485K -$13.7K -291 -3%
CGL
1242
Clarius Group LLC
Washington
$484K +$2.77K +59 +0.6%
HH
1243
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$484K +$65K +1,383 +17%
EA
1244
Emerald Advisors
Washington
$483K -$307K -6,539 -40%
SVWAG
1245
Sound View Wealth Advisors Group
Georgia
$478K -$23.8K -507 -5%
FSG
1246
Financial Strategies Group
Michigan
$478K +$20.7K +441 +5%
SAS
1247
Stelac Advisory Services
New York
$477K +$27.9K +594 +7%
BI
1248
Blooom Inc
Kansas
$473K +$426K +9,073 New
PFG
1249
Pacific Financial Group
Washington
$472K -$1.82M -38,664 -80%
IDA
1250
Intelligence Driven Advisers
California
$472K -$2.3K -49 -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.