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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
SFS
1401
Strategic Financial Services
New York
$383K +$200K +4,925 +88%
AA
1402
Argent Advisors
Louisiana
$383K +$201K +4,938 +89%
IIM
1403
InTrack Investment Management
Vermont
$383K +$426K +10,487 New
LFA
1404
LifeGuide Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$382K +$20.5K +506 +5%
ST
1405
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$381K
LFWA
1406
LBJ Family Wealth Advisors
Texas
$379K -$5.58M -137,446 -98%
LSA
1407
L & S Advisors
California
$376K -$311K -7,662 -43%
SWA
1408
Sightline Wealth Advisors
Connecticut
$376K +$4.83K +119 +1%
WCM
1409
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
$376K +$7.67K +189 +2%
HIP
1410
HUB Investment Partners
Texas
$374K -$34.4K -847 -8%
CSIC
1411
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$374K -$12.1K -297 -3%
APW
1412
Aurora Private Wealth
New Jersey
$373K -$122K -3,009 -23%
TIA
1413
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$372K +$10.7K +263 +3%
FFC
1414
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$372K +$176K +4,330 +74%
EGA
1415
Eagle Global Advisors
Texas
$370K -$58K -1,428 -12%
SAI
1416
Systematic Alpha Investments
New Jersey
$369K
CA
1417
Cornerstone Advisory
Maryland
$369K +$203K +5,002 +98%
WP
1418
WealthSource Partners
California
$368K -$134K -3,294 -25%
MSWMA
1419
Market Street Wealth Management Advisors
Indiana
$367K +$408K +10,052 New
LWAM
1420
Legacy Wealth Asset Management
Minnesota
$366K -$12.4K -306 -3%
BFA
1421
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$366K +$2.31K +57 +0.6%
KFI
1422
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$366K +$82.6K +2,034 +25%
FDS
1423
Freedom Day Solutions
Texas
$365K -$8.53K -210 -2%
FCB
1424
First Command Bank
Texas
$363K -$37K -912 -8%
FCFS
1425
First Command Financial Services
Texas
$363K -$37K -912 -8%

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.