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Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF

143 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.28B invested in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 46

16% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $264K | Put options by funds: $227K

1.35% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.29%58.64% (+1.4%)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.23B → $1.28B (+$51M)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 154143 (-11)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 43 (-1)

32% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 25

Holders
143
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-7.14%
% of All Funds
3.27%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
17
Increased
58
Reduced
46
Closed
25
Calls
$264K
Puts
$227K
Net Calls
+$37K
Net Calls Change
-$236K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HP
26
HT Partners
Connecticut
$7.66M +$70K +791 +0.9%
WHG
27
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
$7.14M +$612K +6,910 +9%
BOH
28
Bank of Hawaii
Hawaii
$5.73M +$178K +2,007 +3%
Ameriprise
29
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$5.19M +$504K +5,693 +11%
BRWA
30
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$4.56M +$158K +1,786 +4%
KL
31
KWMG LLC
Kansas
$4.55M +$176K +1,987 +4%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
32
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$4.31M +$109K +1,227 +3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
33
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.78M -$49.9K -564 -1%
Susquehanna International Group
34
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.57M -$906K -10,234 -20%
SRSA
35
S.R. Schill & Associates
Washington
$3.47M -$291K -3,282 -8%
VAM
36
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$3.36M +$45.7K +516 +1%
SB
37
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$3.19M -$7.75M -87,524 -71%
PI
38
PFS Investments
Georgia
$3.11M -$255K -2,876 -8%
SAM
39
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$2.92M +$89.3K +1,009 +3%
CCA
40
Cobblestone Capital Advisors
New York
$2.61M
VCM
41
Violich Capital Management
California
$2.59M +$13.3K +150 +0.5%
MML Investors Services
42
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$2.52M -$1.16M -13,151 -32%
CW
43
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$2.41M +$304K +3,435 +14%
MI
44
Moneywise Inc
Virginia
$2.36M -$1.1M -12,451 -32%
GAM
45
Gould Asset Management
California
$2.35M -$268K -3,025 -10%
AI
46
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$2.16M -$899K -10,158 -29%
US Bancorp
47
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2.1M -$801K -9,043 -28%
FWM
48
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$2.08M -$16.4K -185 -0.8%
MPWT
49
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$1.92M +$306K +3,459 +19%
WLIM
50
White Lighthouse Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.86M +$490K +5,532 +36%

BLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

143 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $1.28B — up 4.2% from $1.23B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of BLV and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 46 trimmed existing stakes and 58 added.

The largest buyer was TD Ameritrade Investment Management, adding an estimated $75.5M. The largest seller was Karpus Investment Management, cutting an estimated $22.6M.

  • 143 institutional investors held Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV) as of Q2 2018, down from 154 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.28B of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 25 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was TD Ameritrade Investment Management, an estimated $75.5M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $22.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.