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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS

319 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.29B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 163 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

117% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 163 | Existing positions reduced: 75

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 30

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 27 → 30 (+3)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.83B → $8.29B (+$464M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 311 → 319 (+8)

2.58% less ownership

Funds ownership: 81.39% → 78.8% (-2.6%)

Holders
319
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+2.57%
% of All Funds
7%
Holding in Top 10
30
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
0.66%
New
40
Increased
163
Reduced
75
Closed
30
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$157M
2
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$49.9M
3
TAIM
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
+$45.9M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$43.8M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$32.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
-$69.3M
2
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$37.5M
3
OFS
OneAscent Financial Services
Alabama
-$22.9M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$12.6M
5
CFGS
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
-$7.82M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BWM
101
Brickley Wealth Management
California
$3.86M +$140K +2,636 +4%
FNT
102
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$3.42M +$1.37M +25,813 +67%
PAG
103
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$3.36M +$1.85M +34,974 +124%
APC
104
Aspire Private Capital
North Carolina
$3.27M +$233K +4,393 +8%
ACP
105
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
$3.21M +$314K +5,930 +11%
SIM
106
Sterling Investment Management
Arizona
$3.12M +$1.86M +35,138 +149%
SP
107
Symmetry Partners
Connecticut
$3.09M +$59.8K +1,128 +2%
CAM
108
Chandler Asset Management
California
$3.03M +$328K +6,185 +12%
Betterment LLC
109
Betterment LLC
New York
$2.96M – – –
Janus Henderson Group
110
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$2.82M +$1.79M +33,827 +177%
Baird Financial Group
111
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$2.8M -$67.5K -1,274 -2%
NA
112
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$2.67M +$248K +4,679 +10%
SFA
113
Semmax Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$2.66M -$387K -7,304 -13%
5L
114
55I LLC
Massachusetts
$2.61M -$193K -3,636 -7%
Allianz Asset Management
115
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$2.54M -$2.04M -38,496 -45%
Commonwealth Equity Services
116
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.51M +$223K +4,210 +10%
SG
117
Swarthmore Group
Pennsylvania
$2.38M – – –
PBO
118
Peoples Bank (Ohio)
Ohio
$2.37M -$659K -12,426 -22%
SP
119
SWS Partners
Ohio
$2.29M +$249K +4,693 +12%
FHC
120
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$2.21M +$87.9K +1,658 +4%
BCI
121
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.18M – – –
CCA
122
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$2.16M -$513K -9,672 -19%
BCA
123
Biltmore Capital Advisors
New Jersey
$2.06M -$209K -3,948 -9%
FGAM
124
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$2.02M -$333K -6,278 -14%
TCM
125
Tran Capital Management
California
$1.99M +$181K +3,415 +10%
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VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

319 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $8.29B — up 5.9% from $7.83B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new VMBS positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 163 added to existing stakes and 75 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, adding an estimated $157M. The largest seller was United Services Automobile Association, exiting entirely with an estimated $69.3M sold.

  • 319 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q3 2019, up from 311 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $8.29B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 30 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $157M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q3 2019 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $69.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.