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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
WIA
251
World Investment Advisors
California
$281K +$282K +5,294 New
AA
252
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$279K +$242K +4,550 +650%
TA
253
TFG Advisers
Michigan
$277K +$73.9K +1,390 +36%
BWA
254
Beam Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
$273K +$273K +5,128 New
ECA
255
Elevated Capital Advisors
Utah
$273K +$273K +5,136 New
PA
256
Parallel Advisors
California
$261K +$88.1K +1,657 +51%
CGFA
257
Colton Groome Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$259K -$25.6K -482 -9%
SP
258
Successful Portfolios
Florida
$259K +$259K +4,870 New
W
259
WealthOne
New York
$253K +$254K +4,767 New
CC
260
Courier Capital
New York
$251K – – –
Mercer Global Advisors
261
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$245K -$29.3K -550 -11%
CC
262
Cedar Capital
Illinois
$245K +$6.01K +113 +3%
NRI
263
NFP Retirement Inc
California
$245K +$245K +4,601 New
HAS
264
HBW Advisory Services
California
$242K +$241K +4,537 New
MNBTD
265
Moody National Bank Trust Division
Texas
$240K +$10K +188 +4%
SAMC
266
Spectrum Asset Management (California)
California
$239K -$14.8K -279 -6%
RT
267
Rockland Trust
Massachusetts
$237K -$6.19M -116,339 -96%
DADC
268
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$234K – – –
EAMA
269
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
$231K +$232K +4,352 New
LJAC
270
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
$228K +$904 +17 +0.4%
William Blair & Company
271
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$228K +$38.8K +730 +21%
SFS
272
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$226K +$184K +3,451 +431%
DIP
273
DT Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$222K +$213 +4 +0.1%
AP
274
Appleton Partners
Massachusetts
$221K +$222K +4,165 New
EWA
275
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$216K -$798 -15 -0.4%
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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.