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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
WAM
51
Wakefield Asset Management
Colorado
$12.1M -$1.65M -31,541 -12%
FLA
52
Financial Life Advisors
Texas
$11.1M +$517K +9,888 +5%
PCM
53
Peak Capital Management
Colorado
$10.9M +$2.01M +38,411 +23%
HighTower Advisors
54
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$10.5M +$7.67M +146,707 +280%
KFA
55
Kays Financial Advisory
Georgia
$10.1M +$302K +5,769 +3%
AA
56
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$10.1M +$461K +8,804 +5%
PG
57
Proffitt & Goodson
Tennessee
$9.96M -$147K -2,813 -1%
CFGS
58
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$9.68M -$382K -7,309 -4%
ICMP
59
Integrated Capital Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$9.37M +$191K +3,657 +2%
ACM
60
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
$9.25M +$544K +10,398 +6%
RJFSA
61
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$8.94M +$926K +17,692 +12%
BBNA
62
Bremer Bank National Association
Minnesota
$8.64M +$3.97M +75,912 +87%
MD
63
Money Design
Japan
$8.1M -$2.07M -39,492 -20%
GWMIA
64
Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory
Florida
$7.86M +$1.06M +20,276 +16%
TTWM
65
TCV Trust & Wealth Management
Virginia
$7.68M +$401K +7,666 +6%
FAAS
66
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$7.33M -$22.8K -435 -0.3%
SB
67
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$7.29M +$774K +14,791 +12%
SEI Investments
68
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$7.24M +$704K +13,454 +11%
LBD
69
Landsberg Bennett & Dubbaneh
Florida
$6.87M +$3.08M +58,900 +82%
BRWA
70
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$6.79M +$577K +11,028 +9%
AllianceBernstein
71
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$6.54M -$97.4K -1,861 -1%
Ameriprise
72
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$6.47M +$417K +7,976 +7%
CM
73
Columbus Macro
Pennsylvania
$6.33M -$78.9K -1,509 -1%
UCFA
74
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$6.24M -$171K -3,267 -3%
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
75
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$6.19M +$1.73M +33,077 +39%
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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.