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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
MW
151
Marcum Wealth
Ohio
$1.47M +$1.47M +27,578 New
Allianz Asset Management
152
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.44M -$1.09M -20,582 -43%
PBO
153
Peoples Bank (Ohio)
Ohio
$1.36M -$997K -18,750 -42%
MAFM
154
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$1.36M +$96K +1,805 +8%
SWM
155
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$1.36M +$245K +4,597 +22%
ACM
156
AlphaStar Capital Management
North Carolina
$1.36M +$340K +6,396 +33%
BTW
157
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$1.3M +$798 +15 +0.1%
EAM
158
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$1.3M +$60.3K +1,134 +5%
SWP
159
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1.29M +$251K +4,720 +24%
CHAM
160
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$1.22M +$93.1K +1,750 +8%
Mackenzie Financial
161
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$1.17M -$116K -2,188 -9%
FAIM
162
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$1.14M +$78.7K +1,479 +7%
OC
163
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.11M +$41.3K +776 +4%
MPW
164
MA Private Wealth
California
$1.08M +$745 +14 +0.1%
TC
165
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$1.08M -$25.9K -487 -2%
PAG
166
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.08M -$4.79K -90 -0.4%
GVAG
167
Great Valley Advisor Group
Delaware
$1.07M – – –
CCA
168
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$1.06M -$1.1M -20,700 -51%
PA
169
Parkside Advisors
California
$1.05M +$1.05M +19,692 New
KCM
170
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$1.04M +$1.05M +19,662 New
MCM
171
Mainstay Capital Management
Michigan
$1.04M +$12.1K +227 +1%
BDS
172
Banco de Sabadell
Florida
$1.02M – – –
ZCA
173
Zeke Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.02M – – –
Prudential Financial
174
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.02M +$272K +5,120 +37%
NFG
175
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1.02M -$52.7K -991 -5%
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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.