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Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF
VWOB

68 hedge funds and large institutions have $428M invested in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 13

47.95% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 47.95% (+48%)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $384M → $428M (+$43.9M)

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 18

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 71 → 68 (-3)

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)

Holders
68
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-4.23%
% of All Funds
1.7%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
17
Increased
26
Reduced
13
Closed
18
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$19.1M
2
SMDAM
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
+$10.9M
3
Betterment LLC
Betterment LLC
New York
+$10.8M
4
FT
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
+$10.8M
5
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
+$8.67M

Top Sellers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$4.15M
2
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
-$2.84M
3
FMT
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
-$2.19M
4
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
-$2.04M
5
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$1.65M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Betterment LLC
1
Betterment LLC
New York
$152M +$10.8M +137,770 +8%
CSIA
2
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$63.4M +$19.1M +242,318 +42%
SMDAM
3
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$63.2M +$10.9M +138,146 +20%
VCM
4
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$22.2M +$417K +5,296 +2%
BIA
5
Barry Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$13.4M -$204K -2,593 -1%
FT
6
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$10.6M +$10.8M +136,816 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
7
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$10.3M – – –
TFA
8
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$9.52M -$827K -10,514 -8%
CT
9
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
$9.47M +$192K +2,440 +2%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$8.69M +$234K +2,969 +3%
FAAS
11
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$8.55M +$8.67M +110,211 New
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$5.82M – – –
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.6M +$1.47M +18,642 +35%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$4.98M +$2.89M +36,745 +133%
RJA
15
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$4.14M +$736K +9,349 +21%
PA
16
Parallel Advisors
California
$3.74M +$3.8M +48,264 New
WIM
17
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$3.54M +$3.59M +45,642 New
GC
18
Garde Capital
Washington
$2.86M +$783K +9,950 +37%
FTUS
19
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.35M +$1.19M +15,084 +99%
CS
20
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.71M +$1.73M +22,019 New
SC
21
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$1.66M +$1.68M +21,324 New
LTFS
22
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.54M -$2.04M -25,936 -57%
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.46M +$257K +3,272 +21%
CIM
24
Cetera Investment Management
California
$1.35M +$1.37M +17,394 New
CIM
25
Cambria Investment Management
California
$1.35M +$20.8K +264 +2%
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VWOB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

68 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (VWOB) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $428M — up 11% from $384M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of VWOB and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 13 trimmed existing stakes and 26 added.

The largest buyer was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, adding an estimated $19.1M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.15M sold.

  • 68 institutional investors held Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (VWOB) as of Q4 2016, down from 71 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $428M of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 18 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $19.1M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $4.15M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.