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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
SFA
126
Semmax Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$2.71M +$55.8K +1,049 +2%
5L
127
55I LLC
Massachusetts
$2.62M +$20.2K +380 +0.8%
CRC
128
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$2.54M +$609K +11,455 +32%
HC
129
HNP Capital
New York
$2.51M +$2.04M +38,424 +443%
VRM
130
Vectors Research Management
New York
$2.5M +$2.04M +38,433 +443%
SIA
131
Strategic Investment Advisors
Michigan
$2.39M +$566K +10,641 +31%
FHC
132
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$2.23M +$25.4K +478 +1%
BCI
133
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.19M +$11.5K +217 +0.5%
AIM
134
AMI Investment Management
Indiana
$2.17M +$1.52M +28,590 +233%
TCM
135
Tran Capital Management
California
$2.17M +$175K +3,296 +9%
Baird Financial Group
136
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$2.02M -$774K -14,555 -28%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
137
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.99M +$437K +8,222 +28%
BCA
138
Biltmore Capital Advisors
New Jersey
$1.96M -$90.2K -1,695 -4%
PA
139
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$1.94M +$117K +2,196 +6%
LHC
140
Little House Capital
Massachusetts
$1.91M +$150K +2,812 +8%
SFA
141
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
$1.91M +$112K +2,106 +6%
RGC
142
Roberts, Glore & Co
Illinois
$1.87M +$628K +11,810 +50%
WWM
143
WT Wealth Management
Arizona
$1.86M +$224K +4,214 +14%
BOH
144
Bank of Hawaii
Hawaii
$1.81M +$327K +6,150 +22%
JWCA
145
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$1.81M +$1.81M +34,047 New
GFPC
146
Global Financial Private Client
Florida
$1.8M +$1.8M +33,890 New
RA
147
Rational Advisors
New York
$1.77M +$279K +5,237 +19%
ASN
148
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1.76M +$332K +6,247 +23%
FFA
149
First Foundation Advisors
California
$1.63M +$855K +16,074 +110%
PFG
150
Pacific Financial Group
Washington
$1.62M +$1.32M +24,865 +445%
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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.