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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS

297 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.54B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 60 funds opening new positions, 121 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

140% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 25

46% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 121 | Existing positions reduced: 83

28% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 23 (+5)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 266 → 297 (+31)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.01B → $6.54B (+$533M)

2.33% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.63% → 76.29% (-2.3%)

Holders
297
Holders Change
+31
Holders Change %
+11.65%
% of All Funds
6.43%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+27.78%
% of All Funds
0.5%
New
60
Increased
121
Reduced
83
Closed
25
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$165M
2
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$124M
3
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$103M
4
CFIA
Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors
New York
+$44M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$39.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$276M
2
Rockefeller Capital Management
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
-$53.1M
3
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
-$28.2M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$17.1M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$10M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PB
251
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$36K +$621 +12 +2%
GRP
252
Global Retirement Partners
California
$34K +$2.33K +45 +7%
DWM
253
Destination Wealth Management
California
$31K -$80.1K -1,547 -72%
LWA
254
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$29K – – –
WCM
255
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
$27K – – –
AIM
256
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$26K -$518 -10 -2%
GAM
257
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$26K +$26.1K +505 New
BCM
258
Blume Capital Management
California
$25K – – –
NFG
259
Next Financial Group
Texas
$20K -$700K -13,519 -97%
FHA
260
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$20K -$21.1K -407 -51%
CCM
261
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$20K -$7.51K -145 -27%
NFH
262
NEXT Financial Holdings
Texas
$20K +$19.3K +373 New
EWM
263
Elmwood Wealth Management
California
$18K -$19.2K -371 -51%
FA
264
Fortis Advisors
Pennsylvania
$18K +$17.7K +342 New
Citigroup
265
Citigroup
New York
$15K -$2.43K -47 -14%
RFC
266
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$15K -$1.14K -22 -7%
WCG
267
Weaver Consulting Group
California
$15K +$15.2K +293 New
IA
268
IFP Advisors
Florida
$13K -$43.9K -847 -78%
FWM
269
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$10K – – –
S
270
SignatureFD
Georgia
$10K +$8.59K +166 +593%
PCMK
271
Paragon Capital Management (Kansas)
Kansas
$10K +$9.63K +186 New
CAL
272
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$10K +$10.3K +198 New
GI
273
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$9K -$4.87K -94 -35%
JCM
274
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$9K – – –
PFGIA
275
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$9K +$4.82K +93 +122%
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VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

297 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $6.54B — up 8.9% from $6.01B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 60 funds opened new VMBS positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 121 added to existing stakes and 83 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $165M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $276M.

  • 297 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q1 2019, up from 266 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $6.54B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 60 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 25 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $165M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Ameriprise, an estimated $276M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.