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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS

297 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.54B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 60 funds opening new positions, 121 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

140% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 25

46% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 121 | Existing positions reduced: 83

28% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 23 (+5)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 266 → 297 (+31)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.01B → $6.54B (+$533M)

2.33% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.63% → 76.29% (-2.3%)

Holders
297
Holders Change
+31
Holders Change %
+11.65%
% of All Funds
6.43%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+27.78%
% of All Funds
0.5%
New
60
Increased
121
Reduced
83
Closed
25
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$165M
2
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$124M
3
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$103M
4
CFIA
Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors
New York
+$44M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$39.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$276M
2
Rockefeller Capital Management
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
-$53.1M
3
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
-$28.2M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$17.1M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$10M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BHWM
76
Bay Harbor Wealth Management
Maryland
$5.05M +$349K +6,736 +8%
CCA
77
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$4.91M +$177K +3,417 +4%
Allianz Asset Management
78
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$4.91M -$93.2K -1,801 -2%
MPWT
79
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$4.63M +$1.67M +32,319 +58%
BBNA
80
Bremer Bank National Association
Minnesota
$4.57M +$4.53M +87,570 New
CFG
81
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$4.56M +$175K +3,383 +4%
FI
82
Financial Insights
Washington
$4.56M +$46.4K +897 +1%
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
83
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$4.41M +$4.36M +84,122 New
FA
84
FC Advisory
Pennsylvania
$4.17M -$34.8K -672 -0.8%
FAM
85
Foothills Asset Management
Arizona
$4.03M -$77.8K -1,503 -2%
CW
86
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$3.97M +$327K +6,309 +9%
LBD
87
Landsberg Bennett & Dubbaneh
Florida
$3.72M +$1.07M +20,627 +41%
BFA
88
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$3.46M +$2.79M +53,842 +443%
5L
89
55I LLC
Massachusetts
$3.29M +$57.5K +1,111 +2%
CCA
90
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$3.01M -$109K -2,106 -4%
Truist Financial
91
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$2.98M +$1.18M +22,767 +67%
BWM
92
Brickley Wealth Management
California
$2.97M +$96.7K +1,868 +3%
ACP
93
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
$2.97M +$2.94M +56,779 New
RT
94
Rockland Trust
Massachusetts
$2.96M +$2.68M +51,752 +1,066%
FGAM
95
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$2.95M +$2.93M +56,685 New
HJA
96
Hugh Johnson Advisors
New York
$2.9M – – –
PAG
97
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.89M +$1.83M +35,409 +178%
PBO
98
Peoples Bank (Ohio)
Ohio
$2.88M -$510K -9,843 -15%
CAM
99
Chandler Asset Management
California
$2.84M -$264K -5,100 -9%
APC
100
Aspire Private Capital
North Carolina
$2.77M +$386K +7,463 +16%
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4
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VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

297 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $6.54B — up 8.9% from $6.01B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 60 funds opened new VMBS positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 121 added to existing stakes and 83 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $165M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $276M.

  • 297 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q1 2019, up from 266 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $6.54B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 60 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 25 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $165M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Ameriprise, an estimated $276M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.