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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
APSP
176
Asset Planning Services (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$1.01M +$1M +18,800 New
MPM
177
Meritage Portfolio Management
Kansas
$1M +$1M +18,820 New
SAM
178
Summit Asset Management
Tennessee
$982K +$982K +18,470 New
RIA
179
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$962K +$92.5K +1,739 +11%
EA
180
Emerald Advisors
Washington
$953K +$949K +17,832 New
US Bancorp
181
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$951K -$94.7K -1,780 -9%
QA
182
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$947K -$12.7K -239 -1%
GDP
183
Great Diamond Partners
Maine
$899K +$900K +16,923 New
GC
184
Gilbert & Cook
Iowa
$877K -$48.6K -913 -5%
RIA
185
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$869K +$128K +2,404 +17%
EH
186
Equitable Holdings
New York
$863K +$864K +16,235 New
PNC Financial Services Group
187
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$801K -$443K -8,334 -36%
WB
188
WesBanco Bank
West Virginia
$796K -$5.75K -108 -0.7%
RCA
189
Rowland Carmichael Advisors
Arizona
$789K -$253K -4,763 -24%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
190
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$765K +$153K +2,871 +25%
MAM
191
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$744K +$113K +2,127 +18%
SG Americas Securities
192
SG Americas Securities
New York
$707K – – –
BUB
193
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$698K -$16.9K -318 -2%
TPA
194
Trivium Point Advisory
Connecticut
$656K +$20.7K +389 +3%
TC
195
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$646K +$38.3K +720 +6%
RI
196
Ridgewood Investments
New Jersey
$618K +$73.5K +1,381 +13%
Koshinski Asset Management
197
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$608K +$608K +11,435 New
WP
198
WealthShield Partners
North Carolina
$601K -$10.6K -200 -2%
Vanguard Group
199
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$590K +$590K +11,091 New
PW
200
Peninsula Wealth
California
$574K +$6.22K +117 +1%
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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.