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Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF
VWOB

115 hedge funds and large institutions have $452M invested in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

79% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 29

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 14

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $418M → $452M (+$34.9M)

3.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 41.39% → 44.51% (+3.1%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 113 → 115 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

Holders
115
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.77%
% of All Funds
2.64%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
16
Increased
52
Reduced
29
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Betterment LLC
Betterment LLC
New York
+$20.6M
2
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$8.53M
3
WI
WBI Investments
New Jersey
+$8.49M
4
SMDAM
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
+$6.97M
5
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$6.59M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FT
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
-$13M
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$10.1M
3
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
-$5.37M
4
AC
AFAM Capital
Texas
-$3.55M
5
AFNAS
American Financial Network Advisory Services
California
-$2.97M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
101
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$5K -$4.02K -51 -44%
PS
102
Portfolio Solutions
Michigan
$5K – – –
PCG
103
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$4K -$1.02K -13 -22%
TIM
104
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$4K – – –
HI
105
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$4K +$4.73K +60 New
VCM
106
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
$3K – – –
JWA
107
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
PO
108
Private Ocean
California
$2K – – –
DBT
109
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$2K +$1.74K +22 New
CCM
110
Covington Capital Management
California
$1K – – –
LFG
111
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$1K +$1.02K +13 New
BCM
112
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
– -$5.37M -66,843 Closed
AFNAS
113
American Financial Network Advisory Services
California
– -$2.97M -37,016 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
114
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$2.15M -26,747 Closed
VF
115
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$1.67M -20,824 Closed
PAM
116
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$1.33M -16,615 Closed
GIM
117
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
– -$949K -11,821 Closed
AIP
118
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
– -$897K -11,064 Closed
LFAS
119
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
– -$288K -3,592 Closed
IH
120
IFC Holdings
Florida
– -$274K -3,436 Closed
HighTower Advisors
121
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
– -$253K -3,132 Closed
W
122
Wealthfront
California
– -$221K -2,759 Closed
Fifth Third Bancorp
123
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
– -$3K -35 Closed
US Bancorp
124
US Bancorp
Minnesota
– -$1K -9 Closed
MCM
125
Mainstay Capital Management
Michigan
– +$237 +3 New
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5
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VWOB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

115 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (VWOB) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $452M — up 8.3% from $418M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new VWOB positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Betterment LLC, adding an estimated $20.6M. The largest seller was Fiduciary Trust, cutting an estimated $13M.

  • 115 institutional investors held Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (VWOB) as of Q1 2018, up from 113 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $452M of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Betterment LLC, an estimated $20.6M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Fiduciary Trust, an estimated $13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.