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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
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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
TAIM
76
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$459K -$12.1K -227 -3%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
77
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$456K +$26.2K +491 +6%
TTWM
78
TCV Trust & Wealth Management
Virginia
$449K -$105K -1,965 -19%
SWP
79
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$437K +$87.1K +1,635 +25%
LA
80
LVW Advisors
New York
$430K +$16.1K +303 +4%
US Bancorp
81
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$423K +$101K +1,899 +32%
GAM
82
Gould Asset Management
California
$421K +$18.9K +355 +5%
CA
83
Cambridge Advisors
Nebraska
$403K +$107 +2 +0%
AIM
84
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$389K +$113K +2,128 +41%
Commonwealth Equity Services
85
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$371K +$109K +2,049 +42%
UFA
86
US Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$354K +$10.1K +189 +3%
SFPM
87
Sensible Financial Planning & Management
Massachusetts
$307K -$53.3K -1,000 -15%
FA
88
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$303K +$301K +5,658 New
Federated Hermes
89
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$285K -$228K -4,284 -45%
BOS
90
Bank of Stockton
California
$267K +$266K +5,000 New
EAM
91
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$264K +$728K +13,667 New
RCAG
92
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$262K -$6.45K -121 -2%
AI
93
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$255K +$254K +4,772 New
MCM
94
Millie Capital Management
California
$225K +$224K +4,214 New
ASN
95
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$215K +$205K +3,857 +2,411%
Millennium Management
96
Millennium Management
New York
$215K +$214K +4,027 New
Koshinski Asset Management
97
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$213K +$959 +18 +0.5%
AP
98
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$182K – – –
SAM
99
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$166K -$1.17K -22 -0.7%
DSC
100
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$135K – – –
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4
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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.