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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
IA
51
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$13.3M -$27.3M -513,555 -67%
PCM
52
Peak Capital Management
Colorado
$12.7M +$1.8M +33,848 +17%
Rockefeller Capital Management
53
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$12.6M +$1.14M +21,488 +10%
DCM
54
DeGreen Capital Management
Arizona
$12.5M -$164K -3,080 -1%
HighTower Advisors
55
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$11.6M +$513K +9,636 +5%
FA
56
Faithward Advisors
Pennsylvania
$11.5M +$11.5M +215,548 New
AllianceBernstein
57
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$11.1M +$1.63M +30,675 +17%
KFA
58
Kays Financial Advisory
Georgia
$10.7M +$326K +6,127 +3%
BBNA
59
Bremer Bank National Association
Minnesota
$10.4M -$56.1K -1,055 -0.5%
PG
60
Proffitt & Goodson
Tennessee
$10.3M +$163K +3,071 +2%
MD
61
Money Design
Japan
$9.95M +$962K +18,091 +11%
AA
62
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$9.77M -$173K -3,260 -2%
CST
63
Charles Schwab Trust
Nevada
$9.76M +$530K +9,969 +6%
CM
64
Columbus Macro
Pennsylvania
$9.61M -$171K -3,221 -2%
Millennium Management
65
Millennium Management
New York
$8.92M +$7.78M +146,255 +677%
FAAS
66
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$8.52M -$23.5K -441 -0.3%
SEI Investments
67
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$8.49M +$629K +11,827 +8%
TTWM
68
TCV Trust & Wealth Management
Virginia
$8.38M +$470K +8,841 +6%
GWMIA
69
Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory
Florida
$8.29M -$50.2K -943 -0.6%
ICMP
70
Integrated Capital Management (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$8.28M -$273K -5,126 -3%
SIA
71
Sovereign Investment Advisors
Arizona
$8.2M +$8.2M +154,125 New
ASW
72
Astoria Strategic Wealth
Texas
$8.04M +$8.02M +150,770 New
VWA
73
Visionary Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$7.84M +$7.84M +147,456 New
MWM
74
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$7.67M +$7.67M +144,206 New
BRWA
75
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$7.65M +$519K +9,758 +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.