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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS

539 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.7B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 107 funds opening new positions, 199 increasing their positions, 171 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

102% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 107 | Existing positions closed: 53

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 199 | Existing positions reduced: 171

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 491 → 539 (+48)

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 46 → 48 (+2)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.5B → $13.7B (+$215M)

0.76% more ownership

Funds ownership: 88.82% → 89.59% (+0.76%)

Holders
539
Holders Change
+48
Holders Change %
+9.78%
% of All Funds
8.29%
Holding in Top 10
48
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.35%
% of All Funds
0.74%
New
107
Increased
199
Reduced
171
Closed
53
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$192M
2
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$78.3M
3
CIAS
CBIZ Investment Advisory Services
Ohio
+$35.6M
4
KeyBank National Association
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
+$24.2M
5
AF
Allworth Financial
California
+$24.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$46.6M
2
B
Bailard
California
-$36.1M
3
AA
AlphaCentric Advisors
Puerto Rico
-$30.4M
4
GPC
Garrison Point Capital
California
-$30.4M
5
ACM
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
-$25.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CFIA
26
Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors
New York
$63.4M -$9.87M -186,141 -13%
RJA
27
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$62.8M +$2.39M +45,171 +4%
MWM
28
Mission Wealth Management
California
$57.9M +$3.11M +58,629 +6%
HighTower Advisors
29
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$56.2M +$23.3M +438,776 +70%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
30
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$55.5M -$2.25M -42,500 -4%
AIA
31
Ally Invest Advisors
North Carolina
$54.3M +$3.95M +74,528 +8%
Ameriprise
32
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$51.7M +$15.4M +290,020 +42%
EWM
33
Executive Wealth Management
Michigan
$47.7M +$1.97M +37,112 +4%
WH
34
Whitcomb & Hess
Ohio
$43.3M +$1.78M +33,572 +4%
BCWM
35
Bartlett & Co Wealth Management
Ohio
$41.5M +$830K +15,659 +2%
BC
36
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$41.5M +$830K +15,659 +2%
AA
37
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$41M +$5.05M +95,206 +14%
Allspring Global Investments
38
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$40.3M +$40.4M +761,851 New
ECM
39
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$38.8M -$11M -208,166 -22%
CS
40
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$38.5M – – –
UBS Group
41
UBS Group
Switzerland
$37.5M -$6.79M -128,037 -15%
Janney Montgomery Scott
42
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$35.5M -$1.54M -29,079 -4%
CIAS
43
CBIZ Investment Advisory Services
Ohio
$35.4M +$35.6M +670,781 New
Deutsche Bank
44
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$34.3M +$10.6M +200,000 +44%
AI
45
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$33.3M -$1.52M -28,662 -4%
UCFA
46
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$30.4M +$5.69M +107,451 +23%
BIA
47
Bell Investment Advisors
California
$29.2M +$1.35M +25,384 +5%
OPS
48
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$27.2M -$525K -9,906 -2%
RJFSA
49
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$27.1M -$320K -6,035 -1%
MNG
50
Manning & Napier Group
New York
$26.6M – – –
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VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

539 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $13.7B — up 1.6% from $13.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 107 funds opened new VMBS positions and 53 closed out — a net gain of 54 holders — while 199 added to existing stakes and 171 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $192M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $46.6M.

  • 539 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q4 2021, up from 491 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $13.7B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q4 2021, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 107 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 53 closed out, a net change of +54 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was Bank of America, an estimated $192M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $46.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.