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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
Envestnet Asset Management
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$430M +$6.82M +77,024 +2%
TAIM
2
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$172M +$75.5M +852,291 +78%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$77.2M -$5.14K -58 -0%
BCMIO
4
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$63.1M -$2.16M -24,346 -3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
5
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$50.8M +$1.89M +21,312 +4%
QI
6
QS Investors
New York
$42.5M -$3.64M -41,100 -8%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$38.4M +$4.66M +52,670 +14%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$37.8M -$2.74M -30,996 -7%
AG
9
Advisor Group
Arizona
$24.5M -$996K -11,244 -4%
LNC
10
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$23.1M +$1.11M +12,548 +5%
LTFS
11
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$19.5M
SMM
12
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
$17.1M +$205K +2,317 +1%
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$16.2M +$2.53M +28,598 +19%
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$15.8M +$6.79M +76,644 +76%
GFPC
15
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$14.9M -$386K -4,362 -3%
RJA
16
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$14.5M -$83.9K -948 -0.6%
BIA
17
Barry Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$14.4M -$52.5K -593 -0.4%
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$14.2M +$1.27M +14,329 +10%
NI
19
NYL Investors
New York
$12.1M +$44.3K +500 +0.4%
FIM
20
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$11.6M +$991K +11,189 +9%
Janney Montgomery Scott
21
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$11M -$648K -7,322 -6%
PNC Financial Services Group
22
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$9.74M +$698K +7,885 +8%
State Street
23
State Street
Massachusetts
$9.62M +$104K +1,178 +1%
MIS
24
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$8.74M -$7.05M -79,660 -45%
UBS Group
25
UBS Group
Switzerland
$8.18M +$161K +1,818 +2%

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.