Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS
58 hedge funds and large institutions have $295M invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
240% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 5
26% more funds holding
Funds holding: 46 → 58 (+12)
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 15
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $289M → $295M (+$5.72M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
+$30.6M |
| 2 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$8.9M |
| 3 |
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnetonka,
Minnesota
|
+$4.37M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$4.26M |
| 5 |
TTWM
TCV Trust & Wealth Management
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$3.97M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Cedar Rapids,
Iowa
|
-$70.5M |
| 2 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$15.8M |
| 3 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$4.95M |
| 4 |
ICOA
Investment Centers of America
Bismarck,
North Dakota
|
-$3.12M |
| 5 |
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
|
-$1.4M |
VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
58 of the 3,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $295M — up 2% from $289M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new VMBS positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.
The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $30.6M. The largest seller was Aegon USA Investment Management, cutting an estimated $70.5M.
- 58 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q4 2013, up from 46 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $295M of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 5 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $30.6M added.
- The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Aegon USA Investment Management, an estimated $70.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.