Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS
62 hedge funds and large institutions have $326M invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
80% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 5
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $295M → $326M (+$30.8M)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 58 → 62 (+4)
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 23
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HI
Horizon Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$8.47M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$5.99M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$4.09M |
| 4 |
LNC
Lincoln National Corp
Radnor,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.84M |
| 5 |
ICOA
Investment Centers of America
Bismarck,
North Dakota
|
+$3.13M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
-$4.46M |
| 2 |
QA
Quantitative Advantage
Minnetonka,
Minnesota
|
-$4.33M |
| 3 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$2.58M |
| 4 |
LPT
Legacy Private Trust
Neenah,
Wisconsin
|
-$2.49M |
| 5 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$1.42M |
VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
62 of the 3,475 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $326M — up 10% from $295M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new VMBS positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Horizon Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.47M. The largest seller was AssetMark Inc, cutting an estimated $4.46M.
- 62 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q1 2014, up from 58 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $326M of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Horizon Investments, an estimated $8.47M added.
- The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q1 2014 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $4.46M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.