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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS

297 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.54B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 60 funds opening new positions, 121 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

140% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 25

46% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 121 | Existing positions reduced: 83

28% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 23 (+5)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 266 → 297 (+31)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.01B → $6.54B (+$533M)

2.33% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.63% → 76.29% (-2.3%)

Holders
297
Holders Change
+31
Holders Change %
+11.65%
% of All Funds
6.43%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+27.78%
% of All Funds
0.5%
New
60
Increased
121
Reduced
83
Closed
25
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$165M
2
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$124M
3
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$103M
4
CFIA
Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors
New York
+$44M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$39.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$276M
2
Rockefeller Capital Management
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
-$53.1M
3
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
-$28.2M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$17.1M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$10M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LTFS
26
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$34M +$10.1M +194,543 +43%
UBS AM
27
UBS AM
Illinois
$33.2M – – –
RJA
28
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$32.1M +$1.75M +33,822 +6%
Janney Montgomery Scott
29
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$28.3M +$3.61M +69,758 +15%
AI
30
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$25.9M +$23M +443,479 +870%
MNG
31
Manning & Napier Group
New York
$25.6M – – –
SS
32
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$24.5M +$23.1M +446,622 +2,023%
AWM
33
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$24.3M +$22.9M +443,176 +2,108%
BCWM
34
Bartlett & Co Wealth Management
Ohio
$23.1M +$1.41M +27,149 +7%
BC
35
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$23.1M +$1.41M +27,149 +7%
IA
36
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$22.7M -$4.54M -87,740 -17%
PAS
37
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$22M -$358K -6,920 -2%
RWM
38
RKL Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$20.1M -$1.14M -21,991 -5%
UBS Group
39
UBS Group
Switzerland
$18.2M +$2.2M +42,472 +14%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
40
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$15.8M +$15.7M +302,686 New
FIM
41
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$15M +$10.4M +200,497 +235%
ERIM
42
Eagle Ridge Investment Management
Connecticut
$14.7M +$5.15M +99,482 +55%
WAM
43
Wakefield Asset Management
Colorado
$13.7M +$3.29M +63,542 +32%
DCM
44
DeGreen Capital Management
Arizona
$12.6M +$12.5M +241,478 New
BlackRock
45
BlackRock
New York
$12.4M -$91.3K -1,764 -0.7%
GFPC
46
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$11.1M +$574K +11,093 +6%
AIA
47
Ally Invest Advisors
North Carolina
$10.7M +$1.41M +27,173 +15%
FLA
48
Financial Life Advisors
Texas
$10.5M +$2.09M +40,372 +25%
MD
49
Money Design
Japan
$10.1M +$1.7M +32,758 +20%
PG
50
Proffitt & Goodson
Tennessee
$10M +$45.5K +879 +0.5%
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VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

297 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $6.54B — up 8.9% from $6.01B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 60 funds opened new VMBS positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 121 added to existing stakes and 83 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $165M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $276M.

  • 297 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q1 2019, up from 266 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $6.54B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 60 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 25 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $165M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Ameriprise, an estimated $276M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.