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Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF
VWOB

68 hedge funds and large institutions have $428M invested in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 13

47.95% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 47.95% (+48%)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $384M → $428M (+$43.9M)

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 18

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 71 → 68 (-3)

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)

Holders
68
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-4.23%
% of All Funds
1.7%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
17
Increased
26
Reduced
13
Closed
18
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$19.1M
2
SMDAM
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
+$10.9M
3
Betterment LLC
Betterment LLC
New York
+$10.8M
4
FT
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
+$10.8M
5
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
+$8.67M

Top Sellers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$4.15M
2
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
-$2.84M
3
FMT
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
-$2.19M
4
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
-$2.04M
5
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$1.65M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
51
Wells Fargo
California
$131K +$6.37K +81 +5%
WA
52
WFG Advisors
Texas
$116K – – –
SEI Investments
53
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$49K +$49.9K +634 New
TC
54
Trust Company
Kansas
$37K – – –
CPIG
55
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$32K +$32.7K +415 New
IA
56
IFP Advisors
Florida
$31K +$5.35K +68 +20%
DOA
57
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$19K – – –
Bank of Montreal
58
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$15K – – –
GI
59
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$15K – – –
UBS AM
60
UBS AM
Illinois
$15K +$15K +191 New
Citigroup
61
Citigroup
New York
$5K -$4.56K -58 -45%
GRP
62
Global Retirement Partners
California
$5K +$4.72K +60 New
BlackRock
63
BlackRock
New York
$4K -$865 -11 -16%
Fifth Third Bancorp
64
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$3K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
65
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1K +$708 +9 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
66
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1K +$1.18K +15 New
Jane Street
67
Jane Street
New York
– -$4.15M -50,817 Closed
PAMU
68
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
– -$2.84M -34,820 Closed
FMT
69
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
– -$2.19M -26,777 Closed
PAG
70
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$1.07M -13,182 Closed
VKH
71
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$948K -11,617 Closed
EMA
72
Efficient Market Advisors
California
– -$928K -11,365 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
73
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$512K -6,270 Closed
BCM
74
Bienville Capital Management
New York
– -$503K -6,165 Closed
CAN
75
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
– -$316K -3,870 Closed
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VWOB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

68 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (VWOB) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $428M — up 11% from $384M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of VWOB and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 13 trimmed existing stakes and 26 added.

The largest buyer was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, adding an estimated $19.1M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.15M sold.

  • 68 institutional investors held Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (VWOB) as of Q4 2016, down from 71 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $428M of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 18 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $19.1M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $4.15M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.