Vident US Bond Strategy ETF
VBND
9 hedge funds and large institutions have $572M invested in Vident US Bond Strategy ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, 1 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 3
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 8 → 9 (+1)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $546M → $572M (+$26.4M)
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
1.32% less ownership
Funds ownership: 98.16% → 96.84% (-1.3%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$47.5M |
| 2 |
Members Trust
Tampa,
Florida
|
+$350K |
| 3 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$343K |
| 4 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
+$4.64K |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$4.15K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$8.01M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$786K |
| 3 |
KA
Kovack Advisors
Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida
|
-$32K |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$4K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| $570M | +$47.5M | +984,026 | +9% |
|
|
KA
2
Kovack Advisors
Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida
| $1.65M | -$32K | -662 | -2% |
|
|
3
Members Trust
Tampa,
Florida
| $349K | +$350K | +7,253 | New |
|
|
VF
4
Virtu Financial
New York
| $341K | +$343K | +7,096 | New |
|
|
FEG
5
Financial Enhancement Group
Anderson,
Indiana
| $255K | – | – | – |
|
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $115K | – | – | – |
|
|
AG
7
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
| $15K | – | – | – |
|
|
LTFS
8
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $5K | +$4.64K | +96 | New |
|
|
9
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $4K | +$4.15K | +86 | New |
|
|
10
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$8.01M | -162,692 | Closed |
|
|
11
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$786K | -15,962 | Closed |
|
|
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$4K | -90 | Closed |
|
VBND Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
9 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vident US Bond Strategy ETF (VBND) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $572M — up 4.8% from $546M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new VBND positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 1 added to existing stakes and 1 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, adding an estimated $47.5M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.01M sold.
- 9 institutional investors held Vident US Bond Strategy ETF (VBND) as of Q1 2018, up from 8 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $572M of Vident US Bond Strategy ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new Vident US Bond Strategy ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 3 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Vident US Bond Strategy ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, an estimated $47.5M added.
- The largest Vident US Bond Strategy ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $8.01M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.