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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS

216 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.46B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 98 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

113% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 46

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 25

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.19B → $4.46B (+$271M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 211 → 216 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 14 (0)

5.9% less ownership

Funds ownership: 91.51% → 85.61% (-5.9%)

Holders
216
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+2.37%
% of All Funds
4.95%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
34
Increased
98
Reduced
46
Closed
25
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$144M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$71.8M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$54.8M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$35.6M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$32.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CA
Cambridge Associates
Massachusetts
-$35.2M
2
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
-$25.4M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$24.3M
4
RWM
Ritholtz Wealth Management
New York
-$11.4M
5
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$10.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CAM
76
Chandler Asset Management
California
$2.8M – – –
AB
77
AT Bancorp
Iowa
$2.72M +$377K +7,304 +16%
HighTower Advisors
78
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.65M +$2.3M +44,595 +672%
CW
79
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$2.57M +$2.57M +49,752 New
Franklin Resources
80
Franklin Resources
California
$2.55M -$45.3K -876 -2%
OMC
81
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$2.53M +$1.56M +30,136 +159%
SP
82
Symmetry Partners
Connecticut
$2.39M +$199K +3,842 +9%
AA
83
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$2.31M +$42.7K +826 +2%
MPWT
84
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$2.2M +$312K +6,029 +16%
BCI
85
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.12M – – –
AllianceBernstein
86
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.01M +$625K +12,095 +45%
RGC
87
Roberts, Glore & Co
Illinois
$1.85M -$257K -4,965 -12%
Bank of Montreal
88
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.82M -$10.1M -195,789 -85%
ST
89
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$1.75M -$2.85M -55,148 -62%
ACM
90
AlphaStar Capital Management
North Carolina
$1.68M +$344K +6,648 +26%
AA
91
Alesco Advisors
New York
$1.57M -$76.2K -1,475 -5%
SG
92
Swarthmore Group
Pennsylvania
$1.55M – – –
SP
93
SWS Partners
Ohio
$1.47M +$142K +2,747 +11%
Betterment LLC
94
Betterment LLC
New York
$1.46M +$308K +5,958 +26%
BTW
95
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$1.43M -$106K -2,050 -7%
MML Investors Services
96
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.36M -$55.5K -1,074 -4%
LNWWM
97
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
$1.23M +$231K +4,470 +23%
FHC
98
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$1.22M +$388K +7,512 +47%
US Bancorp
99
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.21M +$176K +3,413 +17%
CHAM
100
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$1.18M +$4.65K +90 +0.4%
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4
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VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

216 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $4.46B — up 6.5% from $4.19B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new VMBS positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 98 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, adding an estimated $144M. The largest seller was Cambridge Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $35.2M sold.

  • 216 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q1 2018, up from 211 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $4.46B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 25 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $144M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Cambridge Associates, an estimated $35.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.