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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
SFA
101
Semmax Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$2.75M -$228K -4,409 -8%
HighTower Advisors
102
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.74M -$15.6K -301 -0.6%
SP
103
Symmetry Partners
Connecticut
$2.66M +$63.2K +1,221 +2%
CRC
104
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$2.6M +$2.57M +49,639 New
MML Investors Services
105
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$2.55M +$263K +5,088 +12%
Betterment LLC
106
Betterment LLC
New York
$2.37M +$324K +6,256 +16%
Commonwealth Equity Services
107
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.32M -$429K -8,283 -16%
Millennium Management
108
Millennium Management
New York
$2.21M +$1.12M +21,666 +106%
BCA
109
Biltmore Capital Advisors
New Jersey
$2.2M +$2.18M +42,085 New
Bank of Montreal
110
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.19M +$622K +12,012 +40%
BCI
111
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.15M – – –
BCM
112
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$2.05M +$740K +14,293 +57%
FHC
113
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$2.04M +$30.9K +597 +2%
Baird Financial Group
114
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.92M +$270K +5,215 +17%
TCM
115
Tran Capital Management
California
$1.78M – – –
LHC
116
Little House Capital
Massachusetts
$1.76M +$79.8K +1,542 +5%
LWS
117
Lucia Wealth Services
California
$1.74M +$198K +3,822 +13%
PNC Financial Services Group
118
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.63M -$109K -2,104 -6%
NA
119
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$1.6M +$154K +2,980 +11%
AA
120
Alesco Advisors
New York
$1.59M – – –
Janus Henderson Group
121
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$1.5M -$2.46M -47,461 -62%
SFA
122
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
$1.49M -$1.05M -20,346 -42%
HPC
123
Hobart Private Capital
North Carolina
$1.48M +$12.4K +239 +0.9%
PA
124
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$1.46M +$1.45M +27,964 New
APA
125
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$1.44M +$1.16M +22,364 +430%
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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.