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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS

531 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.4B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 78 funds opening new positions, 185 increasing their positions, 195 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 78 | Existing positions closed: 74

0.51% less ownership

Funds ownership: 89.59% → 89.07% (-0.51%)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 185 | Existing positions reduced: 195

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 539 → 531 (-8)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.7B → $12.4B (-$1.34B)

31% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 48 → 33 (-15)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $281K

Holders
531
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-1.48%
% of All Funds
8.38%
Holding in Top 10
33
Holding in Top 10 Change
-15
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-31.25%
% of All Funds
0.52%
New
78
Increased
185
Reduced
195
Closed
74
Calls
–
Puts
$281K
Net Calls
-$281K
Net Calls Change
-$281K

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$120M
2
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$76.9M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$52.9M
4
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$29.2M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$24.1M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$483M
2
GPC
Garrison Point Capital
California
-$69.9M
3
MIS
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
-$60.8M
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$45.1M
5
CIAS
CBIZ Investment Advisory Services
Ohio
-$35.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CFIA
26
Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors
New York
$51M -$9.32M -181,607 -15%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
27
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$49.7M -$3.05M -59,400 -6%
EWM
28
Executive Wealth Management
Michigan
$48.4M +$3.18M +62,016 +7%
WH
29
Whitcomb & Hess
Ohio
$42.3M -$229K -4,461 -0.5%
BC
30
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$41.7M +$2.46M +47,962 +6%
BCWM
31
Bartlett & Co Wealth Management
Ohio
$41.7M +$2.46M +47,962 +6%
AA
32
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$38.7M -$212K -4,124 -0.5%
Allspring Global Investments
33
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$38.2M – – –
UBS Group
34
UBS Group
Switzerland
$36.6M +$1.11M +21,529 +3%
CS
35
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$36.5M – – –
AI
36
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$35.3M +$3.8M +73,961 +12%
Janney Montgomery Scott
37
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$33.4M -$301K -5,854 -0.9%
ECM
38
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$30M -$6.93M -135,067 -18%
MIS
39
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$29.6M -$60.8M -1,185,196 -67%
HighTower Advisors
40
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$29.4M -$24.5M -476,943 -45%
Jane Street
41
Jane Street
New York
$29.4M +$24.1M +468,575 +397%
UCFA
42
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$29M +$137K +2,669 +0.5%
Mercer Global Advisors
43
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$27.8M +$5.02M +97,862 +21%
MNG
44
Manning & Napier Group
New York
$25.3M – – –
RJFSA
45
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$25.2M -$458K -8,930 -2%
OPS
46
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$25.2M -$633K -12,334 -2%
Truist Financial
47
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$23.9M +$3.69M +71,948 +18%
ZIG
48
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$23.4M – – –
Rockefeller Capital Management
49
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$23M -$2.04M -39,660 -8%
TLFA
50
True Link Financial Advisors
California
$22.1M +$1.99M +38,793 +10%
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VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

531 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $12.4B — down 9.8% from $13.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 78 funds opened new VMBS positions and 74 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 185 added to existing stakes and 195 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $120M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $483M.

  • 531 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q1 2022, down from 539 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $12.4B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q1 2022, down 9.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 78 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 74 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $120M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q1 2022 was Bank of America, an estimated $483M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.