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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
GWS
1551
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$257K -$17.1K -422 -6%
HSWM
1552
Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management
Louisiana
$257K +$2.96K +73 +1%
EL
1553
EQ LLC
Washington
$255K -$14.4K -354 -5%
E
1554
ETFidea
New York
$255K
PCA
1555
Pallas Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$254K -$45.8K -1,127 -14%
RW
1556
Rede Wealth
Virginia
$252K -$3.61K -89 -1%
SJIA
1557
St. James Investment Advisors
New York
$252K +$183K +4,504 +188%
JF
1558
Jump Financial
Illinois
$251K -$634K -15,612 -69%
HC
1559
Hamilton Capital
Ohio
$250K -$274K -6,755 -50%
FP
1560
Financial Perspectives
Minnesota
$250K +$7.55K +186 +3%
PFC
1561
Poplar Forest Capital
California
$249K
LWCFA
1562
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$247K -$40K -985 -13%
PWMG
1563
Provence Wealth Management Group
California
$247K -$23.1K -570 -8%
CA
1564
Carson Advisory
Georgia
$247K -$8.32K -205 -3%
FNC
1565
First National Corp
Massachusetts
$247K +$447 +11 +0.2%
LA
1566
Legacy Advisors
Pennsylvania
$246K +$650 +16 +0.2%
AIM
1567
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$246K -$40.5K -997 -13%
CP
1568
Capital Planning
Washington
$245K +$71.7K +1,767 +36%
CHA
1569
Cooper/Haims Advisors
New York
$245K +$272K +6,703 New
PFG
1570
Pacific Financial Group
Washington
$243K -$36.7K -905 -12%
QC
1571
Quent Capital
New York
$243K +$24.6K +606 +10%
CB
1572
Cadence Bank
Mississippi
$243K +$271K +6,667 New
CIA
1573
Caerus Investment Advisors
Texas
$241K
RFA
1574
Resurgent Financial Advisors
Georgia
$240K +$31.3K +770 +13%
DJSG
1575
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
$236K

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.