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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
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
151
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$3K – – –
PCA
152
Providence Capital Advisors
North Carolina
$3K – – –
WAP
153
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
BlackRock
154
BlackRock
New York
$3K +$2.57K +32 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
155
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2K -$13K -162 -88%
FRA
156
Front Row Advisors
California
$2K – – –
JWA
157
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
TFGT
158
TS Financial Group (TSFG)
Illinois
$1K -$2.33K -29 -66%
Fidelity Investments
159
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1K -$1.53K -19 -59%
Rockefeller Capital Management
160
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$1K – – –
LFG
161
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$1K +$723 +9 New
UBS AM
162
UBS AM
Illinois
– -$3.92M -48,622 Closed
MWM
163
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
– -$1.35M -16,700 Closed
RCG
164
Ruggie Capital Group
Florida
– -$753K -9,337 Closed
SPC
165
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
– -$357K -4,429 Closed
DA
166
Doliver Advisors
Texas
– -$282K -3,502 Closed
AC
167
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
– -$277K -3,439 Closed
PCG
168
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
– -$234K -2,901 Closed
Mirae Asset Global Investments
169
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
– -$210K -2,600 Closed
VF
170
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$201K -2,490 Closed
GSWM
171
Golden State Wealth Management
California
– -$83K -1,031 Closed
WC
172
Weil Company
California
– -$81K -1,000 Closed
S
173
SignatureFD
Georgia
– -$27K -337 Closed
CB
174
CNB Bank
Pennsylvania
– -$21K -265 Closed
TIM
175
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
– -$4K -51 Closed
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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.