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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS

372 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.84B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 87 funds opening new positions, 177 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 87 | Existing positions closed: 29

146% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 177 | Existing positions reduced: 72

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 319 → 372 (+53)

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 30 → 34 (+4)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.29B → $8.84B (+$554M)

0.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.8% → 79.28% (+0.47%)

Holders
372
Holders Change
+53
Holders Change %
+16.61%
% of All Funds
7.33%
Holding in Top 10
34
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+13.33%
% of All Funds
0.67%
New
87
Increased
177
Reduced
72
Closed
29
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$136M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$95M
3
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$66.2M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$39.9M
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$23.8M

Top Sellers

1
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
-$27.3M
2
MFM
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
-$17.3M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$13.8M
4
ACM
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
-$9.7M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$9.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CSIA
1
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$2.77B +$136M +2,557,892 +5%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.53B +$95M +1,785,285 +7%
Envestnet Asset Management
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$699M +$39.9M +750,880 +6%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$402M +$10.7M +201,772 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
5
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$223M +$23.8M +448,118 +12%
AssetMark Inc
6
AssetMark Inc
California
$212M +$66.2M +1,244,243 +45%
TAIM
7
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$204M +$11.3M +211,580 +6%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$141M +$6M +112,704 +4%
MG
9
Mather Group
Illinois
$126M +$6.87M +129,106 +6%
LNC
10
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$117M +$5.9M +110,885 +5%
CIM
11
Centersquare Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$112M +$20.7M +388,230 +23%
Stifel Financial
12
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$108M +$8.02M +150,715 +8%
Fisher Asset Management
13
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$94.3M -$1.96M -36,766 -2%
KeyBank National Association
14
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$87.9M +$7.82M +147,069 +10%
MIS
15
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$80.7M +$1.99M +37,343 +3%
AWM
16
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$72.5M +$9.18M +172,638 +14%
SS
17
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$70.2M +$7.86M +147,707 +13%
AI
18
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$70.2M +$5.87M +110,302 +9%
Morgan Stanley
19
Morgan Stanley
New York
$68.9M +$18.4M +345,138 +36%
MFM
20
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
$67.8M -$17.3M -324,589 -20%
VA
21
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$66.9M +$813K +15,280 +1%
AG
22
Advisor Group
Arizona
$60.8M -$436K -8,188 -0.7%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
23
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$57.2M +$553K +10,401 +1%
Victory Capital Management
24
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$52.3M +$2.25M +42,233 +4%
Deutsche Bank
25
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$49.3M +$38.6K +725 +0.1%
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VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

372 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $8.84B — up 6.7% from $8.29B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 87 funds opened new VMBS positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 58 holders — while 177 added to existing stakes and 72 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, adding an estimated $136M. The largest seller was IndexIQ Advisors, cutting an estimated $27.3M.

  • 372 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q4 2019, up from 319 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $8.84B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 87 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 29 closed out, a net change of +58 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $136M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q4 2019 was IndexIQ Advisors, an estimated $27.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.