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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS

311 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.83B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 144 increasing their positions, 85 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 25

69% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 144 | Existing positions reduced: 85

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.54B → $7.83B (+$1.29B)

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 27 (+4)

5.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.29% → 81.39% (+5.1%)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 297 → 311 (+14)

Holders
311
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+4.71%
% of All Funds
6.75%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+17.39%
% of All Funds
0.59%
New
45
Increased
144
Reduced
85
Closed
25
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$722M
2
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$182M
3
CIM
Centersquare Investment Management
Pennsylvania
+$82.2M
4
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
+$36.6M
5
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
+$35.7M

Top Sellers

1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$82.2M
2
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$9.88M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$9.54M
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$9.04M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$5.85M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CSIA
1
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$2.46B +$182M +3,485,953 +8%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.38B +$722M +13,802,351 +112%
Envestnet Asset Management
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$623M +$20.6M +393,484 +3%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$381M -$9.54M -182,337 -2%
AssetMark Inc
5
AssetMark Inc
California
$182M -$82.2M -1,571,522 -31%
Bank of New York Mellon
6
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$179M +$23.5M +449,303 +15%
TAIM
7
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$146M +$22.9M +437,805 +19%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$125M +$8.48M +162,145 +7%
MG
9
Mather Group
Illinois
$113M +$5.82M +111,327 +6%
LNC
10
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$107M +$5.47M +104,547 +5%
Stifel Financial
11
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$98.5M -$9.88M -188,858 -9%
Fisher Asset Management
12
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$96M -$710K -13,571 -0.7%
CIM
13
Centersquare Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$83M +$82.2M +1,571,300 New
MIS
14
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$76.9M +$19M +363,821 +33%
KeyBank National Association
15
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$74.8M -$5.66M -108,227 -7%
MFM
16
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
$70.7M +$5.81M +110,984 +9%
USAA
17
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$69.3M – – –
VA
18
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$67.1M -$690K -13,194 -1%
AI
19
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$62.3M +$35.7M +681,996 +138%
AWM
20
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$61.5M +$36.6M +699,822 +151%
SS
21
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$60.4M +$35.3M +674,730 +144%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
22
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$58.2M -$9.04M -172,880 -14%
AG
23
Advisor Group
Arizona
$57.7M +$1.71M +32,670 +3%
Deutsche Bank
24
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$48.8M +$7.49M +143,179 +18%
Morgan Stanley
25
Morgan Stanley
New York
$46.4M +$4M +76,434 +10%
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VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

311 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $7.83B — up 20% from $6.54B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 45 funds opened new VMBS positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 144 added to existing stakes and 85 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $722M. The largest seller was AssetMark Inc, cutting an estimated $82.2M.

  • 311 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q2 2019, up from 297 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $7.83B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 45 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 25 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $722M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q2 2019 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $82.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.