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Vanguard Total Bond Market

659 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.7B invested in Vanguard Total Bond Market in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 252 increasing their positions, 268 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.9M | Put options by funds: $1.59M

3.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 70.14%73.39% (+3.3%)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25.8B → $25.7B (-$108M)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 252 | Existing positions reduced: 268

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 674659 (-15)

7% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 122114 (-8)

12% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 59

Holders
659
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-2.23%
% of All Funds
15.09%
Holding in Top 10
114
Holding in Top 10 Change
-8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-6.56%
% of All Funds
2.61%
New
52
Increased
252
Reduced
268
Closed
59
Calls
$1.9M
Puts
$1.59M
Net Calls
+$314K
Net Calls Change
+$346K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Jones Financial Companies
1
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$3.98B -$380M -4,808,804 -9%
MFRM
2
Milliman Financial Risk Management
Illinois
$2.29B -$45.3M -573,414 -2%
Envestnet Asset Management
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.95B +$100M +1,270,319 +5%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
4
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.54B +$165M +2,090,546 +12%
QI
5
QS Investors
New York
$1.27B -$20.7M -261,302 -2%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$1.25B -$34.7M -439,269 -3%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
7
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.23B -$13M -164,791 -1%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$980M +$58.1M +734,597 +6%
SEI Investments
9
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$893M -$1.25M -15,788 -0.1%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$645M -$21.8M -275,370 -3%
BlackRock
11
BlackRock
New York
$415M +$2.22M +28,094 +0.5%
MIS
12
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$402M +$31.6M +399,997 +9%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$388M -$19.6M -248,178 -5%
State Street
14
State Street
Massachusetts
$377M -$4.8M -60,709 -1%
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$327M -$9.88M -125,014 -3%
PNC Financial Services Group
16
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$306M +$4.32M +54,616 +1%
CSIA
17
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$299M +$298M +3,769,984 New
LNC
18
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$231M +$8.16M +103,244 +4%
CWM
19
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$224M +$1.38B +17,430,666 +7,487%
Citigroup
20
Citigroup
New York
$221M +$4.74M +59,998 +2%
Betterment LLC
21
Betterment LLC
New York
$220M -$5.4M -68,258 -2%
Natixis Advisors
22
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$185M +$9.24M +116,828 +5%
USAA
23
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$182M +$1.1M +13,954 +0.6%
M&T Bank
24
M&T Bank
New York
$179M +$23.9M +302,090 +15%
Vanguard Group
25
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$178M +$73.8M +933,073 +71%

BND Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

659 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Total Bond Market (BND) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $25.7B — down 0.42% from $25.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 59 funds closed out of BND and 52 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 268 trimmed existing stakes and 252 added.

The largest buyer was Cornerstone Wealth Management, adding an estimated $1.38B. The largest seller was Jones Financial Companies, cutting an estimated $380M.

  • 659 institutional investors held Vanguard Total Bond Market (BND) as of Q2 2018, down from 674 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $25.7B of Vanguard Total Bond Market stock for Q2 2018, down 0.42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new Vanguard Total Bond Market positions in Q2 2018 and 59 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Total Bond Market buyer in Q2 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $1.38B added.
  • The largest Vanguard Total Bond Market seller in Q2 2018 was Jones Financial Companies, an estimated $380M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.