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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
RJFSA
76
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$417K -$54.5K -615 -12%
Citadel Advisors
77
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$397K +$397K +4,479 New
AWA
78
Alaska Wealth Advisors
Alaska
$390K
FAAS
79
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$366K +$93.5K +1,056 +34%
Creative Planning
80
Creative Planning
Kansas
$327K -$53.1K -600 -14%
BRF
81
B. Riley Financial
California
$327K +$9.65K +109 +3%
SFS
82
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$314K +$49.7K +561 +19%
CWM
83
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$306K +$2.39M +26,988 New
Prudential Financial
84
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$299K +$298K +3,368 New
OIA
85
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$277K +$65.2K +736 +31%
FAIM
86
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$270K +$3.9K +44 +1%
CB
87
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$265K
VF
88
Virtu Financial
New York
$245K -$127K -1,430 -34%
F
89
F3Logic
Minnesota
$236K +$9.3K +105 +4%
KA
90
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$234K -$16.4K -185 -7%
HighTower Advisors
91
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$226K -$336K -3,794 -60%
Koshinski Asset Management
92
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$221K -$12.1K -137 -5%
SPC
93
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$220K +$13.5K +153 +7%
PCG
94
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$204K +$44.2K +499 +28%
Fifth Third Bancorp
95
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$179K -$78.8K -890 -31%
SEI Investments
96
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$167K +$63.5K +717 +61%
IA
97
IFP Advisors
Florida
$152K +$14.6K +165 +11%
APA
98
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$128K -$23.3K -263 -15%
CWA
99
Clarus Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$123K +$120K +1,355 New
GRP
100
Global Retirement Partners
California
$95K +$5.76K +65 +6%

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.