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Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

1,859 hedge funds and large institutions have $47.7B invested in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 99 funds opening new positions, 824 increasing their positions, 793 reducing their positions, and 106 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

268% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $95.4M | Put options by funds: $26M

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 236246 (+10)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 824 | Existing positions reduced: 793

0.87% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.89%67.01% (-0.87%)

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 99 | Existing positions closed: 106

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,8941,859 (-35)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $52.8B → $47.7B (-$5.09B)

Holders
1,859
Holders Change
-35
Holders Change %
-1.85%
% of All Funds
31.32%
Holding in Top 10
246
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.24%
% of All Funds
4.14%
New
99
Increased
824
Reduced
793
Closed
106
Calls
$95.4M
Puts
$26M
Net Calls
+$69.5M
Net Calls Change
-$4.86M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.19B +$128M +2,966,663 +4%
Betterment LLC
2
Betterment LLC
New York
$2.75B +$118M +2,735,302 +4%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$2.34B +$28.7M +665,120 +1%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$2.3B -$44.2M -1,023,040 -2%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
5
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2.01B +$176M +4,084,415 +9%
Wealthfront Advisers
6
Wealthfront Advisers
California
$1.94B +$131M +3,042,532 +7%
Jones Financial Companies
7
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$1.83B -$148M -3,432,831 -7%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.63B +$50.6M +1,171,676 +3%
Envestnet Asset Management
9
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.37B +$31.9M +740,035 +2%
Northern Trust
10
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.06B +$19.2M +445,474 +2%
PCA
11
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$939M +$49M +1,135,613 +5%
Creative Planning
12
Creative Planning
Kansas
$849M +$80.8M +1,872,500 +10%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
13
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$822M +$786M +18,206,102 +1,185%
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$767M -$77.9M -1,803,586 -9%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$752M -$13.3M -309,064 -2%
Financial Engines Advisors
16
Financial Engines Advisors
California
$685M +$13.3M +308,582 +2%
BA
17
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$643M -$315M -7,285,717 -32%
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$633M -$19.5M -451,116 -3%
SDIC
19
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$633M +$5.36M +124,184 +0.8%
WI
20
WealthNavi Inc
Japan
$568M -$11.1M -257,801 -2%
MPM
21
MBB Public Markets
Illinois
$551M -$1.87M -43,271 -0.3%
TAIM
22
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$496M -$105M -2,436,485 -17%
JP Morgan Chase
23
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$493M +$796K +18,432 +0.2%
PNC Financial Services Group
24
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$487M -$6.8M -157,541 -1%
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$463M +$5.52M +127,959 +1%

VWO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

1,859 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $47.7B — down 9.6% from $52.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 106 funds closed out of VWO and 99 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 793 trimmed existing stakes and 824 added.

The largest buyer was Teacher Retirement System of Texas, adding an estimated $786M. The largest seller was Yale University, cutting an estimated $459M.

  • 1,859 institutional investors held Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as of Q2 2022, down from 1,894 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $47.7B of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q2 2022, down 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 99 funds opened new Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q2 2022 and 106 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q2 2022 was Teacher Retirement System of Texas, an estimated $786M added.
  • The largest Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q2 2022 was Yale University, an estimated $459M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.