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Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

303 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.35B invested in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 124 increasing their positions, 93 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

91% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.42M | Put options by funds: $3.36M

77% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 30

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 124 | Existing positions reduced: 93

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.12B → $2.35B (+$229M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 286303 (+17)

2.93% more ownership

Funds ownership: 68.53%71.46% (+2.9%)

19% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1613 (-3)

Holders
303
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+5.94%
% of All Funds
4.83%
Holding in Top 10
13
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-18.75%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
53
Increased
124
Reduced
93
Closed
30
Calls
$6.42M
Puts
$3.36M
Net Calls
+$3.06M
Net Calls Change
-$583K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
1
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$371M -$29.2M -469,788 -7%
SEI Investments
2
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$259M +$9.64M +155,243 +4%
Betterment LLC
3
Betterment LLC
New York
$133M -$3.31M -53,321 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
4
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$106M +$21.6M +348,178 +26%
VMPIC
5
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
$99.7M +$18.6M +300,000 +23%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$99.3M +$3.13M +50,320 +3%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$86.7M +$66M +1,062,186 +323%
EWA
8
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$75.8M +$107M +1,715,980 +1,077%
UIM
9
USS Investment Management
United Kingdom
$71.2M
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$63.4M +$31.4M +505,185 +99%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
11
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$49.1M -$24.3K -391 -0%
SMDAM
12
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$47.5M -$6.56M -105,687 -12%
Corient Private Wealth
13
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$40.9M +$1.21M +19,512 +3%
MG
14
Mather Group
Illinois
$35.2M +$3.55M +57,191 +11%
MIS
15
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$33.1M -$204K -3,278 -0.6%
AssetMark Inc
16
AssetMark Inc
California
$32.5M +$1.29M +20,789 +4%
Morgan Stanley
17
Morgan Stanley
New York
$27.8M -$6.32M -101,689 -19%
G
18
GenTrust
Florida
$26.2M +$1.16M +18,634 +5%
UBS Group
19
UBS Group
Switzerland
$25.7M +$4.19M +67,513 +20%
AIMU
20
Allianz Investment Management US
Minnesota
$23.5M
Jane Street
21
Jane Street
New York
$22.4M +$13.8M +222,183 +163%
Osaic Holdings
22
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$21M +$419K +6,743 +2%
BB
23
Busey Bank
Illinois
$19.8M -$1.09M -17,505 -5%
SFS
24
Strategic Financial Services
New York
$19.6M +$17.9K +289 +0.1%
VCM
25
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$19M +$361K +5,805 +2%

VWOB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

303 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (VWOB) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $2.35B — up 11% from $2.12B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new VWOB positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 124 added to existing stakes and 93 trimmed.

The largest buyer was EP Wealth Advisors, adding an estimated $107M. The largest seller was Hamilton Capital, cutting an estimated $36.2M.

  • 303 institutional investors held Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (VWOB) as of Q1 2023, up from 286 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $2.35B of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF stock for Q1 2023, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF positions in Q1 2023 and 30 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2023 was EP Wealth Advisors, an estimated $107M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF seller in Q1 2023 was Hamilton Capital, an estimated $36.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.