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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
Envestnet Asset Management
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$421M -$52.2M -572,577 -11%
TAIM
2
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$99.2M +$1.95M +21,406 +2%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$79.2M +$42.4M +464,926 +114%
BCMIO
4
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$67M -$43.9M -482,094 -40%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
5
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$50.1M +$5.7M +62,528 +13%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$41.6M +$713K +7,820 +2%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$34.6M +$5.85M +64,170 +20%
AG
8
Advisor Group
Arizona
$26.2M +$1.95M +21,391 +8%
KIM
9
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$24.5M +$1.31M +14,365 +6%
LNC
10
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$22.6M +$2.14M +23,523 +10%
LTFS
11
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$19.5M +$2.88M +31,628 +17%
SMM
12
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
$17.3M -$439K -4,819 -2%
MIS
13
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$16.2M +$2.88M +31,576 +22%
Jane Street
14
Jane Street
New York
$16.2M +$16.3M +178,303 New
GFPC
15
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$15.7M +$1.15M +12,625 +8%
RJA
16
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$14.9M +$101K +1,104 +0.7%
BIA
17
Barry Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$14.9M +$22.1K +242 +0.1%
Morgan Stanley
18
Morgan Stanley
New York
$14M +$77.7K +852 +0.6%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$13.3M +$2.01M +22,027 +18%
NI
20
NYL Investors
New York
$12.4M +$12.4M +136,200 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
21
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$12M +$1.49M +16,336 +14%
SB
22
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$11.2M +$4.38K +48 +0%
FIM
23
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$10.9M +$743K +8,152 +7%
State Street
24
State Street
Massachusetts
$9.76M +$436K +4,780 +5%
PNC Financial Services Group
25
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$9.27M +$2.92M +32,029 +46%

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.