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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

1,895 hedge funds and large institutions have $52.8B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 114 funds opening new positions, 901 increasing their positions, 711 reducing their positions, and 113 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $124M | Put options by funds: $49.4M

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 901 | Existing positions reduced: 711

1% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 114 | Existing positions closed: 113

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,9201,895 (-25)

2% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 241237 (-4)

2.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 70.21%67.91% (-2.3%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $56.6B → $52.8B (-$3.76B)

Holders
1,895
Holders Change
-25
Holders Change %
-1.3%
% of All Funds
29.88%
Holding in Top 10
237
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-1.66%
% of All Funds
3.74%
New
114
Increased
901
Reduced
711
Closed
113
Calls
$124M
Puts
$49.4M
Net Calls
+$74.3M
Net Calls Change
+$74.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.4B -$152M -3,153,894 -4%
Betterment LLC
2
Betterment LLC
New York
$2.92B -$43.3M -899,654 -1%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$2.59B -$63.3M -1,315,002 -2%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.56B +$72.6M +1,508,810 +3%
Jones Financial Companies
5
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$2.15B -$138M -2,875,555 -6%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
6
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2.04B +$101M +2,090,653 +5%
Wealthfront Advisers
7
Wealthfront Advisers
California
$2.01B +$51.9M +1,078,675 +3%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.75B +$56.2M +1,167,597 +3%
Envestnet Asset Management
9
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.48B +$66.5M +1,382,092 +4%
Northern Trust
10
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.15B -$37.3M -774,707 -3%
BA
11
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$1.05B +$284M +5,912,598 +35%
PCA
12
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$988M +$77.2M +1,603,995 +8%
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$932M -$11.5M -239,693 -1%
Creative Planning
14
Creative Planning
Kansas
$854M +$66.1M +1,373,229 +8%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$847M -$60.9M -1,266,457 -6%
Financial Engines Advisors
16
Financial Engines Advisors
California
$744M +$190M +3,945,873 +32%
UBS Group
17
UBS Group
Switzerland
$722M +$8.64M +179,685 +1%
SDIC
18
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$696M -$63.5M -1,319,248 -8%
TAIM
19
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$662M -$1.39M -28,948 -0.2%
WI
20
WealthNavi Inc
Japan
$641M +$4.68M +97,358 +0.7%
MPM
21
MBB Public Markets
Illinois
$612M +$8.6M +178,814 +1%
PNC Financial Services Group
22
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$547M -$3.65M -75,887 -0.6%
JP Morgan Chase
23
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$545M -$160M -3,330,685 -22%
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$507M +$68.4M +1,421,556 +15%
YU
25
Yale University
Connecticut
$506M +$175M +3,637,900 +50%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

1,895 of the 6,341 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $52.8B — down 6.6% from $56.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 114 funds opened new VWO positions and 113 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 901 added to existing stakes and 711 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Old Mission Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $418M. The largest seller was WIT LLC, cutting an estimated $1.69B.

  • 1,895 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q1 2022, down from 1,920 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $52.8B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q1 2022, down 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 114 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 113 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was Old Mission Capital, an estimated $418M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q1 2022 was WIT LLC, an estimated $1.69B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.