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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
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216 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.46B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 98 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

113% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 46

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 25

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.19B → $4.46B (+$271M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 211 → 216 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 14 (0)

5.9% less ownership

Funds ownership: 91.51% → 85.61% (-5.9%)

Holders
216
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+2.37%
% of All Funds
4.95%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
34
Increased
98
Reduced
46
Closed
25
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$144M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$71.8M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$54.8M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$35.6M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$32.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CA
Cambridge Associates
Massachusetts
-$35.2M
2
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
-$25.4M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$24.3M
4
RWM
Ritholtz Wealth Management
New York
-$11.4M
5
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$10.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RIA
126
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$570K +$24.9K +482 +5%
IAA
127
Ironsides Asset Advisors
North Carolina
$516K – – –
LA
128
LVW Advisors
New York
$481K +$3.05K +59 +0.6%
RI
129
Ridgewood Investments
New Jersey
$474K -$21.5K -417 -4%
AWM
130
Altium Wealth Management
New York
$461K – – –
WB
131
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$458K – – –
PCG
132
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$450K -$168K -3,250 -27%
PW
133
Peninsula Wealth
California
$439K +$440K +8,523 New
EIC
134
Equity Investment Corp
Georgia
$425K – – –
Schroder Investment Management Group
135
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$409K +$54.8K +1,060 +15%
CA
136
Cambridge Advisors
Nebraska
$387K -$2.48K -48 -0.6%
GC
137
Garde Capital
Washington
$378K – – –
AIP
138
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$374K +$86.3K +1,670 +30%
ASN
139
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$368K -$546K -10,569 -60%
NFG
140
Next Financial Group
Texas
$366K +$366K +7,092 New
BFC
141
Bedel Financial Consulting
Indiana
$362K +$363K +7,019 New
RWM
142
Ritholtz Wealth Management
New York
$324K -$11.4M -221,473 -97%
Comerica Bank
143
Comerica Bank
Texas
$316K -$3.2K -62 -1%
KA
144
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$310K +$61.5K +1,191 +25%
BFEC
145
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$301K – – –
BOS
146
Bank of Stockton
California
$258K – – –
EWM
147
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$258K – – –
WT
148
Whittier Trust
California
$254K – – –
RCAG
149
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$253K – – –
CC
150
Courier Capital
New York
$243K – – –
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VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

216 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $4.46B — up 6.5% from $4.19B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new VMBS positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 98 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, adding an estimated $144M. The largest seller was Cambridge Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $35.2M sold.

  • 216 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q1 2018, up from 211 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $4.46B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 25 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $144M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Cambridge Associates, an estimated $35.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.