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Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF
VWOB

166 hedge funds and large institutions have $831M invested in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

125% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 16

59% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 39

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 10 (+2)

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $719M → $831M (+$112M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 147 → 166 (+19)

1.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 48.94% → 50.4% (+1.5%)

Holders
166
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+12.93%
% of All Funds
3.27%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
36
Increased
62
Reduced
39
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$22.5M
2
American Century Companies
American Century Companies
Missouri
+$11.5M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$11.2M
4
SMDAM
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
+$10.2M
5
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$9.59M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$13.2M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$7.99M
3
Betterment LLC
Betterment LLC
New York
-$7.9M
4
B
Barings
North Carolina
-$5.11M
5
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
-$3.92M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IF
51
IRON Financial
Illinois
$2.77M +$2.73M +33,997 New
HPWM
52
Highland Private Wealth Management
Washington
$2.55M -$1.77K -22 -0.1%
Stifel Financial
53
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.45M +$2.42M +30,058 New
CAC
54
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$2.43M +$432K +5,371 +22%
PIMG
55
Patriot Investment Management Group
Tennessee
$2.41M +$256K +3,190 +12%
WCM
56
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.34M -$19.4K -242 -0.8%
RWA
57
Redhawk Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
$2.29M +$2.26M +28,122 New
Envestnet Asset Management
58
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.27M +$1.77K +22 +0.1%
ACA
59
Ackerman Capital Advisors
Texas
$2.14M +$82.2K +1,023 +4%
MML Investors Services
60
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$2.07M +$290K +3,604 +16%
RIA
61
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$2.05M +$40.3K +502 +2%
GEM
62
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.94M +$1.92M +23,860 New
DI
63
Disciplined Investments
Oklahoma
$1.93M +$1.9M +23,651 New
IA
64
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$1.86M -$128K -1,591 -7%
Citadel Advisors
65
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.83M -$7.99M -99,437 -82%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
66
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.69M -$566K -7,044 -25%
OFG
67
Oxford Financial Group
Indiana
$1.66M +$1.64M +20,381 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
68
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.65M +$1.62M +20,219 New
HSBC Holdings
69
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.62M – – –
BPWA
70
Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors
California
$1.59M +$1.07M +13,320 +214%
FSC
71
Full Sail Capital
Oklahoma
$1.32M – – –
NL
72
NWAM LLC
Washington
$1.24M +$28.3K +352 +2%
FPS
73
Fieldpoint Private Securities
Connecticut
$1.23M +$4.66K +58 +0.4%
PHS
74
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$1.21M +$259K +3,220 +28%
Jane Street
75
Jane Street
New York
$1.18M -$13.2M -164,017 -92%
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VWOB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

166 of the 5,076 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (VWOB) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $831M — up 16% from $719M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new VWOB positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 62 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $22.5M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $13.2M.

  • 166 institutional investors held Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (VWOB) as of Q4 2019, up from 147 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $831M of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 16 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $22.5M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Jane Street, an estimated $13.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.