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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
JGUA
1801
John G. Ullman & Associates
New York
-$681K -16,350 Closed
LWM
1802
Laidlaw Wealth Management
New York
-$615K -14,763 Closed
HFS
1803
Howard Financial Services
Texas
-$595K -14,290 Closed
CA
1804
Capital Advantage
California
-$544K -13,070 Closed
UA
1805
Unison Advisors
District of Columbia
-$543K -13,040 Closed
BFG
1806
Barber Financial Group
Kansas
-$517K -12,420 Closed
JA
1807
JVL Associates
Michigan
-$473K -11,348 Closed
TI
1808
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
-$458K -10,988 Closed
PWP
1809
Pursue Wealth Partners
California
-$438K -10,508 Closed
WA
1810
Wambolt & Associates
Colorado
-$432K -10,373 Closed
CWA
1811
Capital Wealth Alliance
Arizona
-$411K -9,885 Closed
PAG
1812
Private Advisory Group
Washington
-$374K -8,976 Closed
ALWM
1813
Andrews Lucia Wealth Management
California
-$395K -8,552 Closed
MWM
1814
Marietta Wealth Management
Georgia
-$355K -8,520 Closed
MA
1815
MONECO Advisors
Connecticut
-$347K -8,333 Closed
NCM
1816
Novare Capital Management
North Carolina
-$340K -8,154 Closed
FIBT
1817
First International Bank & Trust
North Dakota
-$328K -7,877 Closed
AR
1818
Apeiron RIA
Texas
-$494 -7,828 Closed
EFSCE
1819
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
-$325K -7,795 Closed
FCM
1820
Fourpath Capital Management
Oklahoma
-$312K -7,489 Closed
CFAM
1821
Center For Asset Management
Florida
-$312K -7,479 Closed
TW
1822
TrinityPoint Wealth
Connecticut
-$308K -7,403 Closed
DI
1823
DFPG Investments
Utah
-$294K -7,294 Closed
FW
1824
FirstPurpose Wealth
Utah
-$302K -7,256 Closed
SWRP
1825
Summit Wealth & Retirement Planning
California
-$301K -7,221 Closed

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.