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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
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380 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.26B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 143 increasing their positions, 137 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 34 → 43 (+9)

26% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 50

5.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.28% → 85.12% (+5.8%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 372 → 380 (+8)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.84B → $9.26B (+$414M)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 143 | Existing positions reduced: 137

Holders
380
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+2.15%
% of All Funds
8.37%
Holding in Top 10
43
Holding in Top 10 Change
+9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+26.47%
% of All Funds
0.95%
New
63
Increased
143
Reduced
137
Closed
50
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$224M
2
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab
California
+$157M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$67.1M
4
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$48.8M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$38.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
-$226M
2
CIM
Centersquare Investment Management
Pennsylvania
-$112M
3
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
-$51.6M
4
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$29.5M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$18M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SP
126
SWS Partners
Ohio
$2.31M +$2.26M +42,310 New
ACM
127
AlphaStar Capital Management
North Carolina
$2.29M +$899K +16,822 +66%
BCI
128
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.23M -$11.5K -216 -0.5%
FTS
129
Fifth Third Securities
Ohio
$2.22M +$1.66M +31,088 +324%
Baird Financial Group
130
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$2.2M +$126K +2,360 +6%
ASN
131
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$2.2M +$387K +7,239 +22%
SFA
132
Semmax Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$2.2M -$573K -10,718 -21%
ATC
133
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$2.18M +$2.14M +39,965 New
PAG
134
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$2.08M -$1.71M -32,011 -46%
PA
135
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$2.06M +$94.2K +1,763 +5%
WWM
136
WT Wealth Management
Arizona
$2.06M +$151K +2,825 +8%
SF
137
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$2.06M +$2.01M +37,522 +19,748%
APSP
138
Asset Planning Services (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$2.05M +$1M +18,770 +100%
SFA
139
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
$2M +$45.4K +849 +2%
GFPC
140
Global Financial Private Client
Florida
$1.85M +$11.8K +221 +0.7%
BOH
141
Bank of Hawaii
Hawaii
$1.85M -$11.3K -212 -0.6%
RGC
142
Roberts, Glore & Co
Illinois
$1.83M -$90.9K -1,700 -5%
MA
143
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$1.8M +$1.32M +24,754 +301%
Fifth Third Bancorp
144
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$1.73M +$1.18M +22,101 +230%
TCM
145
Tran Capital Management
California
$1.69M -$523K -9,790 -24%
MW
146
Marcum Wealth
Ohio
$1.63M +$127K +2,375 +9%
PFG
147
Pacific Financial Group
Washington
$1.63M -$32.3K -604 -2%
FFA
148
First Foundation Advisors
California
$1.63M -$47.2K -883 -3%
VRM
149
Vectors Research Management
New York
$1.56M -$992K -18,554 -39%
BTW
150
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$1.5M +$158K +2,962 +12%
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VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

380 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $9.26B — up 4.7% from $8.84B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new VMBS positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 143 added to existing stakes and 137 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $224M. The largest seller was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, cutting an estimated $226M.

  • 380 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q1 2020, up from 372 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $9.26B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q1 2020, up 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 63 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 50 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Jane Street, an estimated $224M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $226M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.