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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS

469 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.3B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 98 funds opening new positions, 211 increasing their positions, 104 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

197% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 98 | Existing positions closed: 33

103% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 211 | Existing positions reduced: 104

26% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 39 → 49 (+10)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 411 → 469 (+58)

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.91B → $11.3B (+$1.39B)

1.9% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.31% → 86.21% (+1.9%)

Holders
469
Holders Change
+58
Holders Change %
+14.11%
% of All Funds
8.3%
Holding in Top 10
49
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25.64%
% of All Funds
0.87%
New
98
Increased
211
Reduced
104
Closed
33
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$427M
2
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$189M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$174M
4
ECM
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
+$53.5M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$51.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$25.7M
2
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
-$18M
3
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$17.7M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$13.4M
5
ETC
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
-$9.67M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MFM
26
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
$64M +$4.38M +80,983 +7%
CFIA
27
Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors
New York
$62.4M +$23.2M +428,429 +59%
RJA
28
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$60.5M +$11.3M +209,714 +23%
AIM
29
Acropolis Investment Management
Missouri
$57.8M +$2.72M +50,250 +5%
Royal Bank of Canada
30
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$54.6M +$584K +10,797 +1%
MIS
31
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$52.6M +$3.36M +62,175 +7%
Ameriprise
32
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$50.8M +$17.3M +320,453 +52%
EWM
33
Executive Wealth Management
Michigan
$47.6M -$639K -11,818 -1%
Deutsche Bank
34
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$47.4M -$345K -6,385 -0.7%
MWM
35
Mission Wealth Management
California
$46.4M +$2.77M +51,127 +6%
Citadel Advisors
36
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$40.7M +$12M +221,987 +42%
BC
37
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$39.3M +$849K +15,697 +2%
BCWM
38
Bartlett & Co Wealth Management
Ohio
$39.3M +$849K +15,697 +2%
B
39
Bailard
California
$35.1M +$12.4M +228,734 +54%
Janney Montgomery Scott
40
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$31.5M +$1.85M +34,281 +6%
QAM
41
QCI Asset Management
New York
$31.3M +$1.9M +35,043 +6%
AIA
42
Ally Invest Advisors
North Carolina
$30M +$5.89M +108,869 +24%
AI
43
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$29.6M +$3.29M +60,816 +13%
FMT
44
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$27.6M +$27.6M +510,342 New
MNG
45
Manning & Napier Group
New York
$27.2M – – –
OPS
46
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$26.1M +$5.03M +92,977 +24%
UBS AM
47
UBS AM
Illinois
$24.8M – – –
RJFSA
48
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$24.6M +$2.19M +40,512 +10%
Rockefeller Capital Management
49
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$24.6M -$1.04M -19,137 -4%
Jane Street
50
Jane Street
New York
$22.6M -$25.7M -475,666 -53%
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VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

469 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $11.3B — up 14% from $9.91B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 98 funds opened new VMBS positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 65 holders — while 211 added to existing stakes and 104 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $427M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $25.7M.

  • 469 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q4 2020, up from 411 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $11.3B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 98 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 33 closed out, a net change of +65 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $427M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Jane Street, an estimated $25.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.