See Which Of The Latest 13F Filers Holds BND

At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 26 most recent 13F filings for the 06/30/2024 reporting period, and noticed that Vanguard Bond Index Funds - Total Bond Market ETF (Symbol: BND) was held by 9 of these funds. When hedge fund managers appear to be thinking alike, we find it is a good idea to take a closer look.

Before we proceed, it is important to point out that 13F filings do not tell the whole story, because these funds are only required to disclose their long positions with the SEC, but are not required to disclose their short positions. A fund making a bearish bet against a stock by shorting calls, for example, might also be long some amount of stock as they trade around their overall bearish position. This long component could show up in a 13F filing and everyone might assume the fund is bullish, but this tells only part of the story because the bearish/short side of the position is not seen.

Having given that caveat, we believe that looking at groups of 13F filings can be revealing, especially when comparing one holding period to another. Below, let's take a look at the change in BND positions, for this latest batch of 13F filers: FundNew Position?Change In Share CountChange In Market Value ($ in 1000's)Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLCExisting+265-$144SRS Capital Advisors Inc.Existing-967-$71Motiv8 Investments LLCExisting+4,319+$266Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management LLC.ExistingUNCH-$3Greystone Financial Group LLCExistingUNCH-$4IMA Advisory Services Inc.NEW+167,420+$12,063Mosaic Family Wealth Partners LLCExisting+8,107+$486SVB Wealth LLCExisting-76,554-$5,599Torray Investment Partners LLCExistingUNCH-$10Aggregate Change:+102,590+$6,984

In terms of shares owned, we count 3 of the above funds having increased existing BND positions from 03/31/2024 to 06/30/2024, with 2 having decreased their positions and 1 new position.

Looking beyond these particular funds in this one batch of most recent filers, we tallied up the BND share count in the aggregate among all of the funds which held BND at the 06/30/2024 reporting period (out of the 3,215 we looked at in total). We then compared that number to the sum total of BND shares those same funds held back at the 03/31/2024 period, to see how the aggregate share count held by hedge funds has moved for BND. We found that between these two periods, funds increased their holdings by 9,397,260 shares in the aggregate, from 154,757,741 up to 164,155,001 for a share count increase of approximately 6.07%. The overall top three funds holding BND on 06/30/2024 were: »FundShares of BND Held1.Allworth Financial LP17,239,8272.Bank of New York Mellon Corp6,764,3643.Facet Wealth Inc.5,023,7404-10Find out the full Top 10 Hedge Funds Holding BND»

We'll keep following the latest 13F filings by hedge fund managers and bring you interesting stories derived from a look at the aggregate information across groups of managers between filing periods. While looking at individual 13F filings can sometimes be misleading due to the long-only nature of the information, the sum total across groups of funds from one reporting period to another can be a lot more revealing and relevant, providing interesting stock ideas that merit further research, like Vanguard Bond Index Funds - Total Bond Market ETF (Symbol: BND).

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