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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

526 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.4B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 81 funds opening new positions, 180 increasing their positions, 198 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

72% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 81 | Existing positions closed: 47

21% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3947 (+8)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.5B → $13.4B (+$947M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 499526 (+27)

0.93% more ownership

Funds ownership: 91.22%92.15% (+0.93%)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 180 | Existing positions reduced: 198

52% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.86M | Put options by funds: $3.89M

Holders
526
Holders Change
+27
Holders Change %
+5.41%
% of All Funds
8.46%
Holding in Top 10
47
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20.51%
% of All Funds
0.76%
New
81
Increased
180
Reduced
198
Closed
47
Calls
$1.86M
Puts
$3.89M
Net Calls
-$2.03M
Net Calls Change
+$838K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AIA
26
Ally Invest Advisors
North Carolina
$46.2M -$228K -5,043 -0.5%
VA
27
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$46.2M -$16.9M -372,789 -27%
Financial Engines Advisors
28
Financial Engines Advisors
California
$45.5M +$1.93M +42,566 +4%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
29
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$41M +$3.15M +69,500 +8%
EWM
30
Executive Wealth Management
Michigan
$40.4M +$38.4M +847,123 +2,099%
MIS
31
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$39.5M +$13.7M +302,579 +54%
Victory Capital Management
32
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$35.6M +$3.76M +83,049 +12%
Wells Fargo
33
Wells Fargo
California
$34.7M +$5.63M +124,276 +19%
Allspring Global Investments
34
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$34.7M
BCWM
35
Bartlett & Co Wealth Management
Ohio
$33.1M -$3.75M -82,922 -10%
BC
36
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$33.1M -$3.75M -82,922 -10%
CS
37
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$33M +$450K +9,928 +1%
1832 Asset Management
38
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$32.6M -$1.62M -35,723 -5%
BIA
39
Bell Investment Advisors
California
$31.3M +$6.38M +140,865 +26%
HighTower Advisors
40
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$28.6M +$3.95M +87,145 +16%
Janney Montgomery Scott
41
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$27.8M -$1.16M -25,727 -4%
Mercer Global Advisors
42
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$26M +$224K +4,952 +0.9%
TLFA
43
True Link Financial Advisors
California
$25.7M +$1.77M +39,095 +7%
AA
44
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$25.1M -$1.29M -28,490 -5%
CW
45
Connectus Wealth
Ohio
$24.4M +$24.3M +535,789 New
Truist Financial
46
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$24.4M +$4.73M +104,441 +24%
AI
47
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$24.4M +$12.3M +272,456 +104%
CWM
48
Congress Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$23.2M +$22.5M +496,523 +3,714%
AF
49
Allworth Financial
California
$22.6M -$332K -7,342 -1%
OPS
50
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$22.4M -$695K -15,354 -3%

VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

526 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $13.4B — up 7.6% from $12.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 81 funds opened new VMBS positions and 47 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 180 added to existing stakes and 198 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $640M. The largest seller was AssetMark Inc, cutting an estimated $127M.

  • 526 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q4 2022, up from 499 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $13.4B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 81 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 47 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was Bank of America, an estimated $640M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q4 2022 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $127M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.