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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
SPIA
201
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$571K -$69.9K -1,314 -11%
FA
202
Forefront Analytics
Pennsylvania
$562K +$2.87K +54 +0.5%
FWP
203
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
$553K +$20.5K +385 +4%
WAP
204
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$549K +$154K +2,889 +39%
CAG
205
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$540K +$31.1K +584 +6%
LFG
206
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$527K +$3.4K +64 +0.7%
Fifth Third Bancorp
207
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$511K +$207K +3,888 +68%
FTS
208
Fifth Third Securities
Ohio
$511K +$10.5K +197 +2%
PWA
209
Physician Wealth Advisors
Utah
$497K +$266 +5 +0.1%
KA
210
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$489K +$26.2K +492 +6%
PCG
211
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$484K +$2.34K +44 +0.5%
CCA
212
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$475K +$25.5K +480 +6%
CFS
213
Cannon Financial Strategists
Georgia
$464K +$195K +3,661 +72%
CIAS
214
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$462K +$7.5K +141 +2%
RPG
215
Resource Planning Group
Georgia
$461K – – –
MA
216
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$438K +$438K +8,233 New
Creative Planning
217
Creative Planning
Kansas
$437K +$28.8K +541 +7%
LAS
218
Lloyd Advisory Services
Georgia
$435K +$435K +8,182 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
219
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$421K – – –
CA
220
Capital Advantage
California
$421K +$53 +1 +0%
PAG
221
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$412K +$19.9K +374 +5%
HR
222
Hayden Royal
North Carolina
$411K +$49.7K +934 +14%
CBFP
223
Cedar Brook Financial Partners
Ohio
$401K +$159K +2,992 +66%
CA
224
Cambridge Advisors
Nebraska
$399K – – –
WWM
225
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$384K -$14.8K -279 -4%
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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.