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Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF

154 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.23B invested in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

123% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 31

120% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $500K | Put options by funds: $227K

61% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 18

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 146154 (+8)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

1.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 58.72%57.29% (-1.4%)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.41B → $1.23B (-$181M)

Holders
154
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+5.48%
% of All Funds
3.53%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
29
Increased
69
Reduced
31
Closed
18
Calls
$500K
Puts
$227K
Net Calls
+$273K
Net Calls Change
+$273K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
26
Bank of America
North Carolina
$9.21M -$703K -7,715 -7%
UBS Group
27
UBS Group
Switzerland
$8.23M +$143K +1,565 +2%
HP
28
HT Partners
Connecticut
$7.79M +$94.3K +1,035 +1%
WHG
29
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
$6.7M
BOH
30
Bank of Hawaii
Hawaii
$5.7M +$1.36M +14,893 +31%
Ameriprise
31
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4.81M +$483K +5,303 +11%
ECM
32
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$4.77M -$218K -2,393 -4%
Susquehanna International Group
33
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$4.59M -$8.4M -92,102 -65%
BRWA
34
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$4.51M +$359K +3,933 +9%
KL
35
KWMG LLC
Kansas
$4.49M +$61.3K +672 +1%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
36
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$4.3M +$755K +8,278 +21%
ACA
37
Ackerman Capital Advisors
Texas
$4.21M +$986K +10,817 +32%
Commonwealth Equity Services
38
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.93M +$771K +8,455 +24%
SRSA
39
S.R. Schill & Associates
Washington
$3.86M -$89.4K -981 -2%
MML Investors Services
40
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$3.78M +$18.6K +204 +0.5%
MI
41
Moneywise Inc
Virginia
$3.55M +$2.43M +26,629 +215%
VAM
42
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$3.37M +$13.1K +144 +0.4%
PI
43
PFS Investments
Georgia
$3.33M +$1.75M +19,146 +103%
AI
44
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$3.14M -$79K -867 -2%
US Bancorp
45
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2.98M -$1.32M -14,484 -31%
SAM
46
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$2.91M +$103K +1,129 +4%
GAM
47
Gould Asset Management
California
$2.69M +$1.69M +18,555 +169%
CCA
48
Cobblestone Capital Advisors
New York
$2.67M
VCM
49
Violich Capital Management
California
$2.64M
CW
50
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$2.16M +$2.17M +23,795 New

BLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

154 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $1.23B — down 13% from $1.41B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new BLV positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $42.4M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $52.2M.

  • 154 institutional investors held Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV) as of Q1 2018, up from 146 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.23B of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 18 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was LPL Financial, an estimated $42.4M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $52.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.