Vident US Bond Strategy ETF
VBND
9 hedge funds and large institutions have $538M invested in Vident US Bond Strategy ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
300% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 1
29% more funds holding
Funds holding: 7 → 9 (+2)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $514M → $538M (+$23.7M)
0.21% more ownership
Funds ownership: 97.03% → 97.23% (+0.21%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1 | Existing positions reduced: 1
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$534M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$1.8M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$623K |
| 4 |
KA
Kovack Advisors
Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida
|
+$87.6K |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$57.7K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$113K |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$67.9K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| $533M | +$534M | +10,691,370 | New |
|
|
VF
2
Virtu Financial
New York
| $1.8M | +$1.8M | +36,122 | New |
|
|
KA
3
Kovack Advisors
Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida
| $1.75M | +$87.6K | +1,753 | +5% |
|
|
4
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $622K | +$623K | +12,475 | New |
|
|
5
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| $542K | -$67.9K | -1,359 | -11% |
|
|
FEG
6
Financial Enhancement Group
Anderson,
Indiana
| $265K | – | – | – |
|
|
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $58K | +$57.7K | +1,156 | New |
|
|
AG
8
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
| $15K | – | – | – |
|
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
|
10
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$113K | -2,284 | Closed |
|
VBND Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
9 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vident US Bond Strategy ETF (VBND) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $538M — up 4.6% from $514M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new VBND positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 1 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, opening a new position worth an estimated $534M. The largest seller was UBS Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $113K sold.
- 9 institutional investors held Vident US Bond Strategy ETF (VBND) as of Q3 2017, up from 7 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $538M of Vident US Bond Strategy ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new Vident US Bond Strategy ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 1 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Vident US Bond Strategy ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, an estimated $534M added.
- The largest Vident US Bond Strategy ETF seller in Q3 2017 was UBS Group, an estimated $113K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.