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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

61 hedge funds and large institutions have $345M invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $326M → $345M (+$19.7M)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 24

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6261 (-1)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 5

Holders
61
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.61%
% of All Funds
1.75%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
4
Increased
25
Reduced
24
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BCI
26
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.16M
SCM
27
Saba Capital Management
New York
$2M
BTW
28
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$1.93M +$360K +6,900 +23%
VKH
29
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.85M -$313K -5,989 -15%
MNA
30
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$1.72M
FM
31
Forward Management
California
$1.49M -$1.14M -21,900 -44%
BCM
32
Blume Capital Management
California
$1.13M +$57.4K +1,100 +5%
LPL Financial
33
LPL Financial
California
$1.12M -$248K -4,743 -18%
LNWWM
34
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
$1.03M -$149K -2,850 -13%
IAS
35
INR Advisory Services
Pennsylvania
$1M
CHAM
36
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$921K +$19.6K +375 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
37
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$863K -$1.46M -27,886 -63%
Janney Montgomery Scott
38
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$860K +$180K +3,457 +27%
Susquehanna International Group
39
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$785K -$220K -4,221 -22%
Wells Fargo
40
Wells Fargo
California
$726K -$2.61M -49,920 -78%
RIA
41
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$715K -$107K -2,050 -13%
RFS
42
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
$642K -$631K -12,087 -50%
TRCT
43
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$627K -$55.4K -1,062 -8%
JHC
44
JFB Holdings Corp
Georgia
$589K -$39.9K -765 -6%
PAS
45
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$442K -$95.8K -1,835 -18%
PI
46
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$317K -$51.9K -994 -14%
TAIM
47
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$306K +$70.9K +1,357 +30%
BCM
48
Bares Capital Management
Texas
$301K -$43.8K -839 -13%
FIG
49
Fusion Investment Group
Pennsylvania
$296K -$96.6K -1,851 -25%
RCAG
50
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$245K

VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

61 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $345M — up 6% from $326M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of VMBS and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 24 trimmed existing stakes and 25 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $15.5M. The largest seller was Horizon Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.48M sold.

  • 61 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q2 2014, down from 62 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $345M of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $15.5M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $8.48M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.