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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS

311 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.83B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 144 increasing their positions, 85 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 25

69% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 144 | Existing positions reduced: 85

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.54B → $7.83B (+$1.29B)

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 27 (+4)

5.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.29% → 81.39% (+5.1%)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 297 → 311 (+14)

Holders
311
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+4.71%
% of All Funds
6.75%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+17.39%
% of All Funds
0.59%
New
45
Increased
144
Reduced
85
Closed
25
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$722M
2
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$182M
3
CIM
Centersquare Investment Management
Pennsylvania
+$82.2M
4
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
+$36.6M
5
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
+$35.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$82.2M
2
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$9.88M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$9.54M
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$9.04M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$5.85M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SP
101
Symmetry Partners
Connecticut
$3.01M +$316K +6,039 +12%
PBO
102
Peoples Bank (Ohio)
Ohio
$3M +$93.5K +1,788 +3%
Betterment LLC
103
Betterment LLC
New York
$2.96M +$563K +10,759 +24%
ACP
104
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
$2.88M -$129K -2,461 -4%
Baird Financial Group
105
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$2.85M +$900K +17,208 +47%
5L
106
55I LLC
Massachusetts
$2.78M -$542K -10,353 -16%
CAM
107
Chandler Asset Management
California
$2.68M -$186K -3,555 -7%
CCA
108
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$2.65M -$379K -7,251 -13%
NA
109
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$2.41M +$780K +14,903 +49%
SG
110
Swarthmore Group
Pennsylvania
$2.36M +$2.33M +44,600 New
FGAM
111
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$2.34M -$649K -12,412 -22%
Commonwealth Equity Services
112
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.27M -$72.1K -1,379 -3%
BCA
113
Biltmore Capital Advisors
New Jersey
$2.25M +$25.8K +494 +1%
BCI
114
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.17M – – –
TFA
115
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$2.15M +$2.08M +39,792 +4,627%
FHC
116
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$2.11M +$44K +842 +2%
SP
117
SWS Partners
Ohio
$2.03M +$2.01M +38,355 New
FNT
118
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$2.03M +$2.01M +38,372 New
TCM
119
Tran Capital Management
California
$1.8M – – –
CRC
120
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$1.62M -$992K -18,960 -38%
HW
121
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$1.62M +$916K +17,511 +134%
PA
122
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$1.6M +$120K +2,285 +8%
PNC Financial Services Group
123
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.59M -$52.2K -998 -3%
SFA
124
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
$1.53M +$35.7K +683 +2%
PAG
125
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$1.49M +$1.47M +28,175 New
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VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

311 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $7.83B — up 20% from $6.54B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new VMBS positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 144 added to existing stakes and 85 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $722M. The largest seller was AssetMark Inc, cutting an estimated $82.2M.

  • 311 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q2 2019, up from 297 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $7.83B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 25 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $722M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q2 2019 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $82.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.