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Vanguard Total Bond Market
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648 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.3B invested in Vanguard Total Bond Market in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 270 increasing their positions, 247 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.56M | Put options by funds: $1.02M

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 270 | Existing positions reduced: 247

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25.8B → $26.3B (+$435M)

0.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 73.74% → 73.61% (-0.13%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 660 → 648 (-12)

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 115 → 111 (-4)

16% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 55

Holders
648
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-1.82%
% of All Funds
14.81%
Holding in Top 10
111
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.48%
% of All Funds
2.54%
New
46
Increased
270
Reduced
247
Closed
55
Calls
$2.56M
Puts
$1.02M
Net Calls
+$1.53M
Net Calls Change
+$1.22M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$210M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$196M
3
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
+$166M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$53.7M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$46.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
QI
QS Investors
New York
-$312M
2
Jones Financial Companies
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
-$256M
3
MFRM
Milliman Financial Risk Management
Illinois
-$144M
4
TC
Toews Corporation
New Jersey
-$113M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$92.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PA
76
Planning Alternatives
Michigan
$33.1M -$418K -5,282 -1%
BCM
77
BTC Capital Management
Iowa
$32.8M +$33M +417,051 New
AF
78
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$32.7M +$7.6M +96,159 +30%
HP
79
HT Partners
Connecticut
$32M +$32.2M +407,293 New
BS
80
Banco Santander
Spain
$31.8M -$4.2M -53,077 -12%
AWA
81
Alaska Wealth Advisors
Alaska
$31.7M +$2.94M +37,212 +10%
FA
82
Fiducient Advisors
Illinois
$31.4M +$74.8K +946 +0.2%
PWPCM
83
Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management
New York
$30.1M – – –
CA
84
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$29.3M +$3.09M +39,040 +12%
SP
85
Symmetry Partners
Connecticut
$29.1M +$440K +5,561 +2%
AB
86
AT Bancorp
Iowa
$28.7M +$279K +3,526 +1%
Boston Partners
87
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$28.1M +$429K +5,429 +2%
AT
88
Arden Trust
Delaware
$25.6M -$407K -5,152 -2%
IA
89
IFP Advisors
Florida
$25M -$1.34M -16,910 -5%
SG Americas Securities
90
SG Americas Securities
New York
$23.9M +$20.5M +259,931 +600%
GC
91
Gilbert & Cook
Iowa
$22.3M +$382K +4,832 +2%
TFA
92
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$21.6M +$55K +696 +0.3%
HighTower Advisors
93
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$21.5M +$9.94M +125,772 +85%
KIM
94
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$21.1M -$887K -11,216 -4%
MAM
95
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$20.8M +$3.23M +40,800 +18%
EC
96
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$20.8M +$11.1M +140,275 +113%
SCM
97
Stordahl Capital Management
Colorado
$20.8M +$1.83M +23,163 +9%
MML Investors Services
98
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$20.6M +$5.69M +72,001 +38%
CCM
99
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$20.2M +$660K +8,350 +3%
PI
100
PFS Investments
Georgia
$20.1M +$2.42M +30,677 +14%
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BND Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

648 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Total Bond Market (BND) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $26.3B — up 1.7% from $25.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 55 funds closed out of BND and 46 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 247 trimmed existing stakes and 270 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $210M. The largest seller was QS Investors, cutting an estimated $312M.

  • 648 institutional investors held Vanguard Total Bond Market (BND) as of Q3 2018, down from 660 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $26.3B of Vanguard Total Bond Market stock for Q3 2018, up 1.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 46 funds opened new Vanguard Total Bond Market positions in Q3 2018 and 55 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Total Bond Market buyer in Q3 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $210M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Total Bond Market seller in Q3 2018 was QS Investors, an estimated $312M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.