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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
HighTower Advisors
76
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$576K +$224K +2,457 +64%
ACM
77
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$541K +$99.1K +1,087 +22%
Stifel Financial
78
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$536K -$22.3K -245 -4%
CIA
79
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$516K +$41.1K +451 +9%
VFA
80
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$485K +$28.7K +315 +6%
RJFSA
81
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$484K -$1.93M -21,188 -80%
SCA
82
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$478K +$479K +5,258 New
BA
83
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$462K +$463K +5,084 New
SAS
84
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
$456K +$193K +2,118 +73%
AWA
85
Alaska Wealth Advisors
Alaska
$400K
Creative Planning
86
Creative Planning
Kansas
$390K -$58.2K -638 -13%
VF
87
Virtu Financial
New York
$381K -$878K -9,629 -70%
BRF
88
B. Riley Financial
California
$323K +$13.4K +147 +4%
CAN
89
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$315K -$148K -1,626 -32%
BTS
90
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$305K +$306K +3,360 New
Renaissance Technologies
91
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$300K +$301K +3,300 New
FAAS
92
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$280K -$967K -10,612 -77%
FAIM
93
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$274K -$253K -2,776 -48%
CB
94
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$272K -$57K -625 -17%
Fifth Third Bancorp
95
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$265K +$185K +2,032 +231%
Baird Financial Group
96
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$263K +$264K +2,895 New
SFS
97
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$262K +$272K +2,987 New
KA
98
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$257K +$53K +581 +26%
AC
99
Avestar Capital
New York
$250K +$252K +2,760 New
SI
100
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$247K +$9.84K +108 +4%

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.