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Vanguard Total Bond Market
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1,446 hedge funds and large institutions have $65.6B invested in Vanguard Total Bond Market in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 279 funds opening new positions, 616 increasing their positions, 451 reducing their positions, and 85 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

228% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 279 | Existing positions closed: 85

85% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.82M | Put options by funds: $2.6M

37% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 616 | Existing positions reduced: 451

15% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 207 → 239 (+32)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $57B → $65.6B (+$8.65B)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,276 → 1,446 (+170)

6.91% more ownership

Funds ownership: 60.2% → 67.11% (+6.9%)

Holders
1,446
Holders Change
+170
Holders Change %
+13.32%
% of All Funds
21.08%
Holding in Top 10
239
Holding in Top 10 Change
+32
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+15.46%
% of All Funds
3.48%
New
279
Increased
616
Reduced
451
Closed
85
Calls
$4.82M
Puts
$2.6M
Net Calls
+$2.22M
Net Calls Change
-$1.11M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$6.15B
2
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
+$753M
3
MIS
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
+$599M
4
TTSTC
Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company
Texas
+$432M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$409M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$673M
2
Jones Financial Companies
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
-$435M
3
US Bancorp
US Bancorp
Minnesota
-$210M
4
G
GenTrust
Florida
-$123M
5
RA
Rational Advisors
New York
-$102M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NIC
1526
Northwest Investment Counselors
Oregon
– -$51.8K -743 Closed
NFSG
1527
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
– -$48.7K -698 Closed
CWM
1528
CarsonAllaria Wealth Management
Illinois
– -$39.9K -572 Closed
HT
1529
Headlands Technologies
Illinois
– -$37.8K -541 Closed
JFA
1530
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
– -$31.1K -446 Closed
AFG
1531
Albion Financial Group
Utah
– -$14.4K -206 Closed
CCP
1532
Carmel Capital Partners
California
– -$14.1K -202 Closed
NRG
1533
Nemes Rush Group
Michigan
– -$12.3K -176 Closed
TWD
1534
True Wealth Design
Ohio
– -$11.5K -165 Closed
BWS
1535
Buck Wealth Strategies
Colorado
– -$5.6K -80 Closed
HFS
1536
Hantz Financial Services
Michigan
– -$5K -75 Closed
MA
1537
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
– -$2.16K -31 Closed
FCG
1538
Financial Connections Group
California
– +$777 +11 New
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BND Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

1,446 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Total Bond Market (BND) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $65.6B — up 15% from $57B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 279 funds opened new BND positions and 85 closed out — a net gain of 194 holders — while 616 added to existing stakes and 451 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $6.15B. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $673M.

  • 1,446 institutional investors held Vanguard Total Bond Market (BND) as of Q4 2023, up from 1,276 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $65.6B of Vanguard Total Bond Market stock for Q4 2023, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 279 funds opened new Vanguard Total Bond Market positions in Q4 2023 and 85 closed out, a net change of +194 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Total Bond Market buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.15B added.
  • The largest Vanguard Total Bond Market seller in Q4 2023 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $673M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.