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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS

372 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.84B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 87 funds opening new positions, 177 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 87 | Existing positions closed: 29

146% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 177 | Existing positions reduced: 72

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 319 → 372 (+53)

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 30 → 34 (+4)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.29B → $8.84B (+$554M)

0.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.8% → 79.28% (+0.47%)

Holders
372
Holders Change
+53
Holders Change %
+16.61%
% of All Funds
7.33%
Holding in Top 10
34
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+13.33%
% of All Funds
0.67%
New
87
Increased
177
Reduced
72
Closed
29
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$136M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$95M
3
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$66.2M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$39.9M
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$23.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
-$27.3M
2
MFM
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
-$17.3M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$13.8M
4
ACM
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
-$9.7M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$9.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FAM
101
Foothills Asset Management
Arizona
$4.54M +$95.9K +1,803 +2%
SAM
102
Secure Asset Management
Michigan
$4.39M +$4.4M +82,633 New
CCA
103
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$4.39M -$128K -2,415 -3%
WSTAM
104
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$4.31M +$7.5K +141 +0.2%
BCM
105
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$4.27M +$388K +7,297 +10%
HW
106
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$4.22M -$1.14M -21,389 -21%
FA
107
FC Advisory
Pennsylvania
$4.14M -$12.6K -236 -0.3%
LBD
108
Landsberg Bennett & Dubbaneh
Florida
$4.13M -$2.91M -54,702 -41%
SWG
109
Summit Wealth Group
Vermont
$4.13M +$4.13M +77,653 New
TA
110
Tiedemann Advisors
New York
$4.13M – – –
Betterment LLC
111
Betterment LLC
New York
$4.07M +$1.1M +20,621 +37%
BWM
112
Brickley Wealth Management
California
$3.99M +$133K +2,509 +3%
FNT
113
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$3.99M +$576K +10,825 +17%
PAG
114
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$3.73M +$371K +6,983 +11%
DFG
115
DWM Financial Group
Illinois
$3.73M +$3.73M +70,060 New
FNBOH
116
First National Bank of Hutchinson
Kansas
$3.7M +$3.7M +69,555 New
APC
117
Aspire Private Capital
North Carolina
$3.44M +$171K +3,219 +5%
LWM
118
Lionsbridge Wealth Management
Florida
$3.37M +$3.36M +63,159 New
ACP
119
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
$3.31M +$103K +1,942 +3%
SG
120
Swarthmore Group
Pennsylvania
$3.16M +$787K +14,800 +33%
CAM
121
Chandler Asset Management
California
$3.15M +$122K +2,300 +4%
SP
122
Symmetry Partners
Connecticut
$3.09M -$213 -4 -0%
SIM
123
Sterling Investment Management
Arizona
$2.93M -$190K -3,579 -6%
NA
124
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$2.91M +$240K +4,507 +9%
Commonwealth Equity Services
125
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.84M +$333K +6,258 +13%
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VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

372 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $8.84B — up 6.7% from $8.29B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 87 funds opened new VMBS positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 58 holders — while 177 added to existing stakes and 72 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, adding an estimated $136M. The largest seller was IndexIQ Advisors, cutting an estimated $27.3M.

  • 372 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q4 2019, up from 319 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $8.84B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 87 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 29 closed out, a net change of +58 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $136M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q4 2019 was IndexIQ Advisors, an estimated $27.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.