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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

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

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
AIM
26
Acropolis Investment Management
Missouri
$49M -$82.9K -1,558 -0.2%
CFIA
27
Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors
New York
$42.5M -$653K -12,284 -2%
MWM
28
Mission Wealth Management
California
$42.1M +$1.63M +30,582 +4%
EWM
29
Executive Wealth Management
Michigan
$41.2M +$2.71M +50,945 +7%
Royal Bank of Canada
30
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$38.5M +$4.62M +86,839 +14%
LTFS
31
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$36.9M +$6.96M +130,810 +23%
MNG
32
Manning & Napier Group
New York
$35.2M – – –
RJA
33
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$33.2M +$529K +9,954 +2%
UBS Group
34
UBS Group
Switzerland
$32.9M +$1.57M +29,607 +5%
UBS AM
35
UBS AM
Illinois
$32.5M – – –
BCWM
36
Bartlett & Co Wealth Management
Ohio
$28.2M +$1.92M +36,140 +7%
Janney Montgomery Scott
37
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$27M -$3.44M -64,614 -11%
GFPC
38
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$26.2M +$804K +15,117 +3%
Truist Financial
39
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$25.1M +$17M +318,654 +209%
RJFSA
40
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$21.9M -$1.5M -28,246 -6%
OFS
41
OneAscent Financial Services
Alabama
$21.6M +$21.6M +405,583 New
PAS
42
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$20.9M -$387K -7,284 -2%
RWM
43
RKL Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$19.1M -$785K -14,749 -4%
ERIM
44
Eagle Ridge Investment Management
Connecticut
$19.1M +$2.18M +41,003 +13%
Ameriprise
45
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$17.9M +$3.84M +72,182 +27%
AIA
46
Ally Invest Advisors
North Carolina
$16.5M +$2.47M +46,393 +18%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
47
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$16.1M – – –
WAM
48
Wakefield Asset Management
Colorado
$14.1M +$1.42M +26,661 +11%
HWA
49
Heartwood Wealth Advisors
Virginia
$13.8M +$13.8M +258,903 New
FLA
50
Financial Life Advisors
Texas
$13.4M +$920K +17,298 +7%
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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.