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Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

40 hedge funds and large institutions have $201M invested in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

82% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 11

45% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $139M → $201M (+$62.4M)

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4640 (-6)

67% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
40
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-13.04%
% of All Funds
1.12%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
3
Increased
20
Reduced
11
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Betterment LLC
1
Betterment LLC
New York
$56.4M +$2.94M +38,839 +5%
CSIA
2
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$41.7M +$41.6M +548,347 +3,975%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$13.6M +$9.68M +127,726 +229%
BIA
4
Barry Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$12.8M +$270K +3,561 +2%
TFA
5
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$11.5M +$1.08M +14,211 +10%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$11.2M -$1.86M -24,556 -14%
SMDAM
7
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$10.9M +$920K +12,143 +9%
CT
8
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
$8.57M +$64.4K +850 +0.7%
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$4.68M +$999K +13,181 +26%
FMT
10
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$4.02M +$80.2K +1,058 +2%
FTUS
11
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$3.97M +$4.05M +53,504 New
LTFS
12
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.36M -$162K -2,141 -6%
AIG
13
American International Group
New York
$2.06M +$29.9K +395 +1%
GC
14
Garde Capital
Washington
$2M +$260K +3,428 +15%
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.96M -$817K -10,780 -29%
EMA
16
Efficient Market Advisors
California
$1.92M +$1.18M +15,524 +150%
CIM
17
Cambria Investment Management
California
$1.67M -$121K -1,602 -7%
GIM
18
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
$1.23M
HSBC Holdings
19
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.11M
Creative Planning
20
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.04M -$507K -6,696 -32%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$793K +$61.2K +807 +8%
BCM
22
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$750K +$78.4K +1,035 +11%
RIA
23
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$726K +$245K +3,235 +49%
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$678K -$70.1K -925 -9%
Envestnet Asset Management
25
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$653K -$275K -3,624 -29%

VWOB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

40 of the 3,583 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (VWOB) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $201M — up 45% from $139M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of VWOB and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 11 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, adding an estimated $41.6M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $1.86M.

  • 40 institutional investors held Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (VWOB) as of Q3 2015, down from 46 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $201M of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 45% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $41.6M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.86M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.