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Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF
VWOB

113 hedge funds and large institutions have $418M invested in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

173% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 11

125% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 20

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 94 → 113 (+19)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

1.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 42.45% → 41.39% (-1.1%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $441M → $418M (-$23.5M)

Holders
113
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+20.21%
% of All Funds
2.56%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
30
Increased
45
Reduced
20
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DY
Dowling & Yahnke
California
+$38.6M
2
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
+$5.38M
3
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
+$5.18M
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$4.69M
5
AC
AFAM Capital
Texas
+$3.93M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
-$61.9M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$13.7M
3
FT
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
-$7.26M
4
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$6.1M
5
SMDAM
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
-$3.32M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WA
51
Wilshire Advisors
California
$1.16M – – –
MWM
52
Modera Wealth Management
New Jersey
$1.03M – – –
Allianz Asset Management
53
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.01M -$6.1M -75,796 -86%
AWM
54
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$950K +$115K +1,426 +14%
GIM
55
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
$949K – – –
AIP
56
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$897K -$119K -1,480 -12%
FAAS
57
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$805K +$812K +10,092 New
BCI
58
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$790K +$92.8K +1,154 +13%
CL
59
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$736K +$9.57K +119 +1%
Envestnet Asset Management
60
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$672K +$163K +2,028 +32%
MML Investors Services
61
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$670K +$166K +2,066 +33%
BAC
62
Boys Arnold & Co
North Carolina
$650K +$132K +1,641 +25%
NCM
63
Northwest Capital Management
Oregon
$633K +$633K +7,876 New
CFD
64
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$565K +$59.8K +744 +12%
Commonwealth Equity Services
65
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$497K +$23.7K +295 +5%
Wells Fargo
66
Wells Fargo
California
$464K +$17.3K +215 +4%
NL
67
NWAM LLC
Washington
$453K – – –
PAG
68
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$418K -$48.4K -602 -10%
FTUS
69
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$354K +$355K +4,409 New
Citigroup
70
Citigroup
New York
$349K -$60.3K -750 -15%
CA
71
Continuum Advisory
Idaho
$341K +$99.4K +1,236 +41%
HCM
72
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$333K +$334K +4,153 New
LFAS
73
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$288K +$40.2K +500 +16%
FMC
74
First Merchants Corp
Indiana
$277K +$8.04K +100 +3%
IH
75
IFC Holdings
Florida
$274K +$276K +3,436 New
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VWOB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

113 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (VWOB) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $418M — down 5.3% from $441M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new VWOB positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Dowling & Yahnke, opening a new position worth an estimated $38.6M. The largest seller was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, exiting entirely with an estimated $61.9M sold.

  • 113 institutional investors held Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (VWOB) as of Q4 2017, up from 94 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $418M of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF stock for Q4 2017, down 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Dowling & Yahnke, an estimated $38.6M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $61.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.