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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
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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
1NWS
351
1 North Wealth Services
Maryland
$5K – – –
SFC
352
SYM Financial Corp
Indiana
$5K +$5.05K +95 New
EW
353
Element Wealth
Mississippi
$5K +$5.48K +103 New
LFG
354
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$4K +$798 +15 +28%
AF
355
Allworth Financial
California
$4K +$1.06K +20 +33%
CWM
356
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$4K +$3.99K +75 New
RG
357
Retirement Group
California
$4K +$3.99K +75 New
EAM
358
Eukles Asset Management
Ohio
$3K -$3.25K -61 -50%
RAM
359
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
TFGT
360
TS Financial Group (TSFG)
Illinois
$3K – – –
CFN
361
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$2K – – –
FMP
362
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$2K – – –
WFMPM
363
Woodley Farra Manion Portfolio Management
Indiana
$2K +$1.81K +34 New
AWA
364
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$1.72K +$1.7K +32 New
GEA
365
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$1.38K – – –
WQ
366
Wealth Quarterback
New Jersey
$1.27K +$546K +10,267 New
TWA
367
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$1K – – –
TCWM
368
Total Clarity Wealth Management
Illinois
$1K +$532 +10 New
SAM
369
S.A. Mason
Michigan
$1K +$1.06K +20 New
SBL
370
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$1K +$1.17K +22 New
TPWA
371
TRUE Private Wealth Advisors
Oregon
$1K +$1.17K +22 New
S
372
SignatureFD
Georgia
$1K +$1.22K +23 New
LS
373
Leelyn Smith
Illinois
$18 +$18K +339 New
Citadel Advisors
374
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$13.8M -259,397 Closed
ACM
375
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$9.7M -182,046 Closed
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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.