Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS
84 hedge funds and large institutions have $832M invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 8 (+4)
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 8
84% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 19
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $715M → $832M (+$117M)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 78 → 84 (+6)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$36.6M |
| 2 |
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
San Francisco,
California
|
+$25.3M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$25M |
| 4 |
PAS
Park Avenue Securities
New York
|
+$20.9M |
| 5 |
AA
Advisory Alpha
Holland,
Michigan
|
+$8.19M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WI
WBI Investments
Red Bank,
New Jersey
|
-$8.83M |
| 2 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$8.74M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$8.62M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$8.51M |
| 5 |
NPC
National Planning Corporation
El Segundo,
California
|
-$5.38M |
VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
84 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $832M — up 16% from $715M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new VMBS positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $36.6M. The largest seller was WBI Investments, cutting an estimated $8.83M.
- 84 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q1 2015, up from 78 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $832M of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $36.6M added.
- The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q1 2015 was WBI Investments, an estimated $8.83M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.