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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
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380 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.26B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 143 increasing their positions, 137 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 34 → 43 (+9)

26% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 50

5.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.28% → 85.12% (+5.8%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 372 → 380 (+8)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.84B → $9.26B (+$414M)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 143 | Existing positions reduced: 137

Holders
380
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+2.15%
% of All Funds
8.37%
Holding in Top 10
43
Holding in Top 10 Change
+9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+26.47%
% of All Funds
0.95%
New
63
Increased
143
Reduced
137
Closed
50
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$224M
2
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab
California
+$157M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$67.1M
4
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$48.8M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$38.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
-$226M
2
CIM
Centersquare Investment Management
Pennsylvania
-$112M
3
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
-$51.6M
4
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$29.5M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$18M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GIA
251
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$319K +$6.68K +125 +2%
PHS
252
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$319K +$313K +5,860 New
KFGK
253
Keystone Financial Group (Kentucky)
Kentucky
$316K +$99.9K +1,870 +48%
GSWM
254
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$315K +$309K +5,773 New
FGAM
255
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$314K -$529K -9,902 -63%
TA
256
TFG Advisers
Michigan
$313K +$28.5K +533 +10%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
257
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$305K -$39.1K -731 -12%
NRI
258
NFP Retirement Inc
California
$299K +$47.5K +888 +19%
PAG
259
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$296K -$124K -2,314 -30%
VAS
260
Vestmark Advisory Solutions
Massachusetts
$279K +$273K +5,115 New
HAS
261
HBW Advisory Services
California
$272K +$23.9K +448 +10%
AAM
262
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$267K +$47.1K +881 +22%
DAS
263
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$260K -$54.1K -1,012 -18%
FA
264
Forefront Analytics
Pennsylvania
$258K -$312K -5,831 -55%
HC
265
HNP Capital
New York
$254K -$2.27M -42,407 -90%
CC
266
Courier Capital
New York
$254K – – –
CGFA
267
Colton Groome Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$250K -$15.2K -285 -6%
MNBTD
268
Moody National Bank Trust Division
Texas
$249K +$2.46K +46 +1%
SPIO
269
Seven Post Investment Office
California
$244K +$239K +4,470 New
CC
270
Cedar Capital
Illinois
$242K -$9.09K -170 -4%
EAMA
271
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
$238K +$962 +18 +0.4%
AUB
272
Atlantic Union Bankshares
Virginia
$238K +$234K +4,375 New
LJAC
273
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
$234K +$802 +15 +0.4%
CAC
274
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$230K +$18.9K +354 +9%
DI
275
Disciplined Investments
Oklahoma
$229K -$110K -2,063 -33%
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VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

380 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $9.26B — up 4.7% from $8.84B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new VMBS positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 143 added to existing stakes and 137 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $224M. The largest seller was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, cutting an estimated $226M.

  • 380 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q1 2020, up from 372 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $9.26B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q1 2020, up 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 50 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Jane Street, an estimated $224M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $226M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.