Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS
74 hedge funds and large institutions have $565M invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
325% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 4
71% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 17
64% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $345M → $565M (+$220M)
21% more funds holding
Funds holding: 61 → 74 (+13)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Cedar Rapids,
Iowa
|
+$126M |
| 2 |
WI
WBI Investments
Red Bank,
New Jersey
|
+$43M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$17.5M |
| 4 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$8.56M |
| 5 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$5.52M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
-$4.79M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$4.03M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$333K |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$143K |
| 5 |
TFA
Transamerica Financial Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$134K |
VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
74 of the 3,455 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $565M — up 64% from $345M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new VMBS positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Aegon USA Investment Management, adding an estimated $126M. The largest seller was AssetMark Inc, cutting an estimated $4.79M.
- 74 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q3 2014, up from 61 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $565M of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 64% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Aegon USA Investment Management, an estimated $126M added.
- The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q3 2014 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $4.79M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.