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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS

372 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.84B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 87 funds opening new positions, 177 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 87 | Existing positions closed: 29

146% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 177 | Existing positions reduced: 72

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 319 → 372 (+53)

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 30 → 34 (+4)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.29B → $8.84B (+$554M)

0.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.8% → 79.28% (+0.47%)

Holders
372
Holders Change
+53
Holders Change %
+16.61%
% of All Funds
7.33%
Holding in Top 10
34
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+13.33%
% of All Funds
0.67%
New
87
Increased
177
Reduced
72
Closed
29
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$136M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$95M
3
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$66.2M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$39.9M
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$23.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
-$27.3M
2
MFM
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
-$17.3M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$13.8M
4
ACM
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
-$9.7M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$9.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IWC
226
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$381K -$4.36K -82 -1%
RDWM
227
Red Door Wealth Management
Tennessee
$370K +$368K +6,925 New
DP
228
Dearborn Partners
Illinois
$356K – – –
Fidelity Investments
229
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$354K +$44.8K +843 +15%
FM
230
Foster & Motley
Ohio
$346K +$347K +6,514 New
Lido Advisors
231
Lido Advisors
California
$340K +$340K +6,386 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
232
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$336K +$219K +4,108 +185%
DI
233
Disciplined Investments
Oklahoma
$333K +$333K +6,260 New
FFN
234
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$332K +$1.92K +36 +0.6%
BSB
235
Bangor Savings Bank
Maine
$332K -$73.2K -1,377 -18%
AA
236
Alesco Advisors
New York
$330K -$852K -16,020 -72%
BWA
237
BDO Wealth Advisors
Florida
$330K +$101K +1,891 +44%
Cerity Partners
238
Cerity Partners
New York
$321K +$4.95K +93 +2%
BFEC
239
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$316K +$7.29K +137 +2%
Comerica Bank
240
Comerica Bank
Texas
$315K -$25.4K -478 -8%
FSC
241
Full Sail Capital
Oklahoma
$312K – – –
GC
242
Garde Capital
Washington
$310K – – –
DAS
243
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$307K -$184K -3,463 -37%
GIA
244
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$305K +$32.3K +608 +12%
JP Morgan Chase
245
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$302K +$9.73K +183 +3%
CAN
246
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$293K +$43K +809 +17%
BAM
247
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$292K +$2.34K +44 +0.8%
SCA
248
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$289K +$41.1K +773 +17%
AAMA
249
Advanced Asset Management Advisors
Ohio
$287K +$4.73K +89 +2%
GRP
250
Global Retirement Partners
California
$283K +$72.7K +1,366 +35%
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VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

372 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $8.84B — up 6.7% from $8.29B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 87 funds opened new VMBS positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 58 holders — while 177 added to existing stakes and 72 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, adding an estimated $136M. The largest seller was IndexIQ Advisors, cutting an estimated $27.3M.

  • 372 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q4 2019, up from 319 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $8.84B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 87 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 29 closed out, a net change of +58 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $136M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q4 2019 was IndexIQ Advisors, an estimated $27.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.