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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS

120 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.84B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

59% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 32

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 16

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 9 (+1)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.65B → $1.84B (+$187M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 117 → 120 (+3)

Holders
120
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.56%
% of All Funds
3.2%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
20
Increased
51
Reduced
32
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$48.1M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$29.4M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$29.3M
4
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$27.7M
5
WI
WBI Investments
New Jersey
+$14.2M

Top Sellers

1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$29M
2
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$5.88M
3
AC
AFAM Capital
Texas
-$2.99M
4
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
-$2.7M
5
SS
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
-$2.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Jane Street
51
Jane Street
New York
$1.71M +$1.7M +32,010 New
CCA
52
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$1.56M +$408K +7,664 +36%
WCM
53
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
$1.48M -$257K -4,834 -15%
DADC
54
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.42M +$1.27M +23,804 +866%
FIM
55
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.33M +$162K +3,033 +14%
AFP
56
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$1.3M -$72.2K -1,356 -5%
LNWWM
57
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
$1.21M – – –
FAAS
58
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.11M +$147K +2,768 +15%
PAG
59
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.06M +$658K +12,353 +164%
GWM
60
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$974K +$973K +18,259 New
CWM
61
Concert Wealth Management
California
$967K -$95.8K -1,798 -9%
CHAM
62
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$961K +$145K +2,730 +18%
Susquehanna International Group
63
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$874K +$871K +16,347 New
LIM
64
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
$835K +$832K +15,618 New
SPWA
65
SteelBridge Private Wealth Advisors
Florida
$783K +$780K +14,640 New
CFG
66
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$777K +$120K +2,251 +18%
BOH
67
Bank of Hawaii
Hawaii
$762K +$520K +9,755 +217%
JHC
68
JFB Holdings Corp
Georgia
$691K +$4.79K +90 +0.7%
SEI Investments
69
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$663K +$291K +5,465 +79%
LPT
70
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$658K +$155K +2,902 +31%
CCWA
71
CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
$642K +$37.3K +701 +6%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
72
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$631K +$396K +7,442 +170%
GC
73
Garde Capital
Washington
$613K +$365K +6,847 +149%
NC
74
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$595K +$229K +4,299 +63%
RIA
75
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$476K -$137K -2,567 -22%
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VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

120 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $1.84B — up 11% from $1.65B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new VMBS positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 51 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $48.1M. The largest seller was AssetMark Inc, cutting an estimated $29M.

  • 120 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q1 2016, up from 117 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.84B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 16 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $48.1M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q1 2016 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $29M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.