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Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF
VWOB

337 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.78B invested in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 120 increasing their positions, 120 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

163% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.46M | Put options by funds: $1.7M

103% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 31

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.38B → $2.78B (+$398M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 308 → 337 (+29)

3.98% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.07% → 76.05% (+4%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 120 | Existing positions reduced: 120

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 17 (-2)

Holders
337
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+9.42%
% of All Funds
4.91%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10.53%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
63
Increased
120
Reduced
120
Closed
31
Calls
$4.46M
Puts
$1.7M
Net Calls
+$2.76M
Net Calls Change
+$1.94M

Top Buyers

1
MIS
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
+$52.1M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$47.7M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$29.8M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$28.4M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$16M

Top Sellers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$15.8M
2
CCFCSB
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank
Massachusetts
-$14.3M
3
BB
Busey Bank
Illinois
-$13M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$12.6M
5
SEI Investments
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
-$12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SEI Investments
1
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$272M -$12M -199,482 -4%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$229M +$6.54M +108,583 +3%
FGAM
3
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$172M +$9.73M +161,480 +8%
VMPIC
4
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
$143M +$15.1M +250,000 +13%
Betterment LLC
5
Betterment LLC
New York
$141M +$4.82M +79,994 +4%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$120M +$6.24M +103,600 +6%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$118M +$47.7M +791,227 +75%
Bank of New York Mellon
8
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$106M -$1.13M -18,711 -1%
MIS
9
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$89.1M +$52.1M +865,015 +164%
UIM
10
USS Investment Management
United Kingdom
$72.8M – – –
SMDAM
11
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
$60.2M -$9.47M -157,153 -14%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$57.7M +$29.8M +494,993 +121%
Ameriprise
13
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$55.1M -$15.8M -261,963 -23%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
14
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$51.9M +$2.16M +35,790 +5%
G
15
GenTrust
Florida
$51.4M +$655K +10,869 +1%
Corient Private Wealth
16
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$44.3M -$81.1K -1,346 -0.2%
MG
17
Mather Group
Illinois
$44.1M +$2.99M +49,626 +8%
PLFA
18
Pacific Life Fund Advisors
California
$38.3M -$1M -16,605 -3%
Envestnet Asset Management
19
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$34.2M +$16M +265,611 +98%
SLI
20
Sumitomo Life Insurance
Japan
$30.6M +$10.2M +169,500 +55%
Susquehanna International Group
21
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$30M +$28.4M +471,007 New
EWA
22
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$28.7M +$3.05M +50,558 +13%
UBS Group
23
UBS Group
Switzerland
$26.1M -$12.6M -209,442 -34%
AIMU
24
Allianz Investment Management US
Minnesota
$24M – – –
VCM
25
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$22.9M +$658K +10,916 +3%
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VWOB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

337 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (VWOB) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $2.78B — up 17% from $2.38B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new VWOB positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 120 added to existing stakes and 120 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morningstar Investment Services, adding an estimated $52.1M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $15.8M.

  • 337 institutional investors held Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF (VWOB) as of Q4 2023, up from 308 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $2.78B of Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF stock for Q4 2023, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 31 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morningstar Investment Services, an estimated $52.1M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF seller in Q4 2023 was Ameriprise, an estimated $15.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.