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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS

311 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.83B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 144 increasing their positions, 85 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 25

69% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 144 | Existing positions reduced: 85

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.54B → $7.83B (+$1.29B)

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 27 (+4)

5.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.29% → 81.39% (+5.1%)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 297 → 311 (+14)

Holders
311
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+4.71%
% of All Funds
6.75%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+17.39%
% of All Funds
0.59%
New
45
Increased
144
Reduced
85
Closed
25
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$722M
2
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$182M
3
CIM
Centersquare Investment Management
Pennsylvania
+$82.2M
4
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
+$36.6M
5
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
+$35.7M

Top Sellers

1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$82.2M
2
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$9.88M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$9.54M
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$9.04M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$5.85M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AIM
26
Acropolis Investment Management
Missouri
$46.1M +$1.13M +21,666 +3%
CFIA
27
Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors
New York
$44.6M -$221K -4,228 -0.5%
MWM
28
Mission Wealth Management
California
$37.8M +$336K +6,422 +0.9%
EWM
29
Executive Wealth Management
Michigan
$35.6M +$35.2M +672,917 +1,922,620%
RJA
30
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$34.2M +$1.81M +34,591 +6%
MNG
31
Manning & Napier Group
New York
$34.1M – – –
LTFS
32
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$32.4M -$1.93M -36,914 -6%
Royal Bank of Canada
33
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$32M -$5.85M -111,749 -16%
UBS AM
34
UBS AM
Illinois
$31.9M – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
35
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$30.7M +$2.11M +40,423 +7%
IA
36
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$28.2M +$5.23M +99,999 +23%
BCWM
37
Bartlett & Co Wealth Management
Ohio
$24.4M +$1.07M +20,534 +5%
BC
38
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$24.4M +$1.07M +20,534 +5%
GFPC
39
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$23.6M +$12.3M +235,540 +111%
OFS
40
OneAscent Financial Services
Alabama
$22.9M +$22.7M +433,302 New
PAS
41
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$21.9M -$445K -8,515 -2%
UBS Group
42
UBS Group
Switzerland
$20.8M +$2.44M +46,687 +13%
RWM
43
RKL Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$20.1M -$240K -4,584 -1%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
44
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$16M – – –
ERIM
45
Eagle Ridge Investment Management
Connecticut
$15.8M +$915K +17,495 +6%
Goldman Sachs
46
Goldman Sachs
New York
$14.6M +$7.39M +141,239 +105%
FIM
47
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$13.9M -$1.22M -23,257 -8%
DCM
48
DeGreen Capital Management
Arizona
$13M +$212K +4,051 +2%
BlackRock
49
BlackRock
New York
$12.6M +$24.8K +474 +0.2%
AIA
50
Ally Invest Advisors
North Carolina
$12.2M +$1.44M +27,463 +13%
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VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

311 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $7.83B — up 20% from $6.54B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new VMBS positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 144 added to existing stakes and 85 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $722M. The largest seller was AssetMark Inc, cutting an estimated $82.2M.

  • 311 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q2 2019, up from 297 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $7.83B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 25 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $722M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q2 2019 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $82.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.