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Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

35 hedge funds and large institutions have $105M invested in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $103M → $105M (+$2.44M)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 12

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3735 (-2)

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 7

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
35
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-5.41%
% of All Funds
0.93%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
5
Increased
12
Reduced
12
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Betterment LLC
1
Betterment LLC
New York
$42.3M +$14.4M +186,983 +52%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$13.6M +$2.35M +30,602 +21%
CT
3
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
$8.89M +$1.28M +16,685 +17%
TFA
4
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$8.51M +$653K +8,503 +8%
FMT
5
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$4.21M -$897K -11,681 -18%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.11M -$103K -1,340 -2%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.86M +$2.82M +36,730 New
WIM
8
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.36M +$146K +1,908 +7%
AIG
9
American International Group
New York
$2.07M -$1.61K -21 -0.1%
Creative Planning
10
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.01M -$1.62M -21,066 -45%
GIM
11
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
$1.97M +$398K +5,187 +26%
GC
12
Garde Capital
Washington
$1.82M +$115K +1,501 +7%
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.71M +$1.09M +14,167 +181%
SFPM
14
Sensible Financial Planning & Management
Massachusetts
$1.42M -$1.37M -17,885 -50%
JG
15
Jefferies Group
New York
$1.28M -$5.96M -77,583 -82%
HSBC Holdings
16
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.17M +$576K +7,500 +100%
EMA
17
Efficient Market Advisors
California
$834K -$9.6K -125 -1%
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$800K -$552K -7,194 -41%
Envestnet Asset Management
19
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$600K -$1.45M -18,919 -71%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$475K +$469K +6,108 New
VKH
21
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$418K -$47.3K -616 -10%
RIA
22
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$408K +$20.2K +263 +5%
LPL Financial
23
LPL Financial
California
$389K -$297K -3,864 -44%
TCM
24
Twele Capital Management
Minnesota
$322K
VFS
25
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$284K

VWOB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

35 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (VWOB) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $105M — up 2.4% from $103M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of VWOB and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Betterment LLC, adding an estimated $14.4M. The largest seller was Jefferies Group, cutting an estimated $5.96M.

  • 35 institutional investors held Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (VWOB) as of Q1 2015, down from 37 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $105M of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Betterment LLC, an estimated $14.4M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Jefferies Group, an estimated $5.96M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.