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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
TRCT
301
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$57K +$57.1K +1,073 New
WT
302
Whittier Trust
California
$56K – – –
DSC
303
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$55K +$55.3K +1,040 New
FGAM
304
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$54K -$1.19M -22,317 -59%
PA
305
Procyon Advisors
Connecticut
$53K +$52.9K +995 New
SSB
306
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$52K +$51.8K +974 New
MWP
307
Meridian Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$52K +$52K +978 New
BlackRock
308
BlackRock
New York
$47K -$8.83K -166 -16%
JPLA
309
Joseph P. Lucia & Associates
New York
$47K +$20.5K +385 +77%
TFA
310
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$43K -$1.54K -29 -3%
CFA
311
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$40K -$6.28K -118 -13%
MA
312
MUFG Americas
New York
$40K – – –
ACM
313
Allred Capital Management
Texas
$39.9K +$39.9K +751 New
PB
314
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$39K +$1.97K +37 +5%
OIA
315
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$35K – – –
TCOV
316
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$35K +$35.2K +661 New
KPW
317
Kore Private Wealth
New York
$33K +$33.3K +626 New
Citigroup
318
Citigroup
New York
$31K +$106 +2 +0.3%
LWA
319
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$30K – – –
JFA
320
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$30K +$25.4K +477 +589%
VCP
321
Verus Capital Partners
Arizona
$30K +$29.5K +555 New
WWM
322
Willingdon Wealth Management
North Carolina
$30K +$30.2K +568 New
WCM
323
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
$27K – – –
TI
324
tru Independence
Oregon
$26K +$25.8K +485 New
BCM
325
Blume Capital Management
California
$25K – – –
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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.