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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

1,484 hedge funds and large institutions have $38.3B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 114 funds opening new positions, 597 increasing their positions, 649 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

138% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 114 | Existing positions closed: 48

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $35B → $38.3B (+$3.36B)

6% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 187199 (+12)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,4351,484 (+49)

0.41% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.91%63.32% (+0.41%)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 597 | Existing positions reduced: 649

46% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $77.6M | Put options by funds: $144M

Holders
1,484
Holders Change
+49
Holders Change %
+3.41%
% of All Funds
29.94%
Holding in Top 10
199
Holding in Top 10 Change
+12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+6.42%
% of All Funds
4.02%
New
114
Increased
597
Reduced
649
Closed
48
Calls
$77.6M
Puts
$144M
Net Calls
-$66.7M
Net Calls Change
-$22.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Mariner
126
Mariner
Kansas
$31.2M +$784K +18,026 +3%
ST
127
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$30.7M +$471K +10,826 +2%
PGFC
128
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$30.6M +$480K +11,034 +2%
SF
129
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$29.9M +$500K +11,493 +2%
CTB
130
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
$29.6M -$772K -17,752 -3%
PIMG
131
Patriot Investment Management Group
Tennessee
$29.5M +$1.11M +25,589 +4%
N
132
Nuveen
North Carolina
$29.5M +$4.03M +92,657 +16%
SCA
133
STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS
Pennsylvania
$29.4M +$140K +3,209 +0.5%
BUB
134
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$29.3M -$968K -22,257 -3%
PA
135
Planning Alternatives
Michigan
$29.2M +$10.5M +241,043 +56%
BOH
136
Bank of Hawaii
Hawaii
$29M +$144K +3,310 +0.5%
STA
137
Summit Trail Advisors
New York
$28.6M +$3.27M +75,167 +14%
DADC
138
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$28.6M +$455K +10,470 +2%
WT
139
Whittier Trust
California
$28.6M +$173K +3,979 +0.6%
RPGK
140
Retirement Planning Group (Kansas)
Kansas
$28.6M -$885K -20,352 -3%
Schroder Investment Management Group
141
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$28.3M +$257K +5,912 +0.9%
WSFS
142
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$28.2M +$951K +21,871 +3%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
143
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$28.2M -$4.25M -97,813 -13%
HCC
144
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$28.1M -$2.93M -67,495 -9%
CCM
145
Covington Capital Management
California
$27.9M +$2.68M +61,559 +11%
Rockefeller Capital Management
146
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$27.7M +$2.2M +50,512 +9%
CG
147
Caprock Group
Idaho
$27M +$456K +10,495 +2%
EH
148
Equitable Holdings
New York
$27M -$122K -2,812 -0.4%
FT
149
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$26.3M -$3.4M -78,174 -11%
AIM
150
Acropolis Investment Management
Missouri
$26.3M -$56K -1,289 -0.2%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

1,484 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $38.3B — up 9.6% from $35B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 114 funds opened new VWO positions and 48 closed out — a net gain of 66 holders — while 597 added to existing stakes and 649 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Financial Engines Advisors, adding an estimated $273M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $230M.

  • 1,484 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q3 2020, up from 1,435 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $38.3B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2020, up 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 114 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 48 closed out, a net change of +66 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was Financial Engines Advisors, an estimated $273M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2020 was Jane Street, an estimated $230M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.