Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS
120 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.84B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
59% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 32
25% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 16
13% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 9 (+1)
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.65B → $1.84B (+$187M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 117 → 120 (+3)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$48.1M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$29.4M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$29.3M |
| 4 |
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
San Francisco,
California
|
+$27.7M |
| 5 |
WI
WBI Investments
Red Bank,
New Jersey
|
+$14.2M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
-$29M |
| 2 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$5.88M |
| 3 |
AC
AFAM Capital
Austin,
Texas
|
-$2.99M |
| 4 |
Janney Montgomery Scott
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.7M |
| 5 |
SS
Simplicity Solutions
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$2.5M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CS
126
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$613K | -11,625 | Closed |
|
|
FM
127
Forward Management
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$551K | -10,470 | Closed |
|
|
PWAG
128
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
San Rafael,
California
| – | -$373K | -7,072 | Closed |
|
|
RIL
129
Rothschild Investment LLC
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$316K | -6,000 | Closed |
|
|
PPA
130
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Seattle,
Washington
| – | -$254K | -4,816 | Closed |
|
|
YP
131
Yellowstone Partners
Idaho Falls,
Idaho
| – | -$230K | -4,371 | Closed |
|
132
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$40K | -752 | Closed |
|
|
ACM
133
Argentus Capital Management
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$22.6K | -425 | Closed |
|
|
EWM
134
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
| – | -$9K | -166 | Closed |
|
|
PMFA
135
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Southfield,
Michigan
| – | -$6K | -116 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
136
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$1K | -18 | Closed |
|
|
GWM
137
Gupta Wealth Management
San Diego,
California
| – | +$213 | +4 | New |
|
VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
120 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $1.84B — up 11% from $1.65B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new VMBS positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 51 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.
The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $48.1M. The largest seller was AssetMark Inc, cutting an estimated $29M.
- 120 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q1 2016, up from 117 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $1.84B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 20 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 16 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $48.1M added.
- The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q1 2016 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $29M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.