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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS

319 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.29B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 163 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

117% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 163 | Existing positions reduced: 75

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 30

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 27 → 30 (+3)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.83B → $8.29B (+$464M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 311 → 319 (+8)

2.58% less ownership

Funds ownership: 81.39% → 78.8% (-2.6%)

Holders
319
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+2.57%
% of All Funds
7%
Holding in Top 10
30
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
0.66%
New
40
Increased
163
Reduced
75
Closed
30
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$157M
2
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$49.9M
3
TAIM
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
+$45.9M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$43.8M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$32.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
-$69.3M
2
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$37.5M
3
OFS
OneAscent Financial Services
Alabama
-$22.9M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$12.6M
5
CFGS
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
-$7.82M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
176
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$613K +$255K +4,806 +72%
WP
177
WealthShield Partners
North Carolina
$612K – – –
TC
178
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$608K +$7.95K +150 +1%
PW
179
Peninsula Wealth
California
$568K +$60.4K +1,140 +12%
FA
180
Forefront Analytics
Pennsylvania
$560K -$53.5K -1,009 -9%
RI
181
Ridgewood Investments
New Jersey
$546K +$40.3K +761 +8%
FWP
182
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
$533K -$3.92K -74 -0.7%
LFG
183
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$524K +$65.3K +1,232 +14%
CAG
184
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$510K +$507K +9,566 New
PWA
185
Physician Wealth Advisors
Utah
$497K +$494K +9,321 New
DAS
186
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$492K -$558K -10,528 -53%
PCG
187
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$483K -$10.1K -191 -2%
KA
188
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$464K +$92K +1,735 +25%
HC
189
HNP Capital
New York
$463K +$7K +132 +2%
RPG
190
Resource Planning Group
Georgia
$462K – – –
VRM
191
Vectors Research Management
New York
$462K +$7K +132 +2%
CIAS
192
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$455K +$795 +15 +0.2%
CCA
193
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$450K +$448K +8,450 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
194
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$422K – – –
CA
195
Capital Advantage
California
$420K +$418K +7,880 New
FTS
196
Fifth Third Securities
Ohio
$413K +$636 +12 +0.1%
Creative Planning
197
Creative Planning
Kansas
$408K +$169K +3,183 +71%
BSB
198
Bangor Savings Bank
Maine
$405K -$32.8K -618 -8%
WWM
199
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$401K +$20.3K +382 +5%
CA
200
Cambridge Advisors
Nebraska
$399K – – –
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VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

319 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $8.29B — up 5.9% from $7.83B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new VMBS positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 163 added to existing stakes and 75 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, adding an estimated $157M. The largest seller was United Services Automobile Association, exiting entirely with an estimated $69.3M sold.

  • 319 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q3 2019, up from 311 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $8.29B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 30 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $157M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q3 2019 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $69.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.