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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

625 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.7B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 260 increasing their positions, 204 reducing their positions, and 64 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 260 | Existing positions reduced: 204

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 64

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 617625 (+8)

2% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $538K | Put options by funds: $528K

2.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 89.49%87.33% (-2.2%)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4743 (-4)

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $17.3B → $12.7B (-$4.61B)

Holders
625
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+1.3%
% of All Funds
8.23%
Holding in Top 10
43
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.51%
% of All Funds
0.57%
New
80
Increased
260
Reduced
204
Closed
64
Calls
$538K
Puts
$528K
Net Calls
+$10K
Net Calls Change
+$533K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FIB
26
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$57.6M +$1.1M +24,022 +2%
AIA
27
Ally Invest Advisors
North Carolina
$57.2M +$1.22M +26,649 +2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
28
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$56.4M +$1.52M +33,301 +3%
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
29
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$54.4M +$678K +14,815 +1%
HighTower Advisors
30
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$48.5M +$4.83M +105,436 +11%
Cetera Investment Advisers
31
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$47M +$249K +5,440 +0.5%
Deutsche Bank
32
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$45.9M +$5.49M +120,000 +14%
BOH
33
Bank of Hawaii
Hawaii
$45.4M +$344K +7,526 +0.8%
Osaic Holdings
34
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$44.8M +$23.5M +514,439 +114%
BIA
35
Bell Investment Advisors
California
$44.2M +$1.89M +41,297 +5%
Victory Capital Management
36
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$43.7M +$870 +19 +0%
FFB
37
First Financial Bankshares
Texas
$42.7M +$1.45M +31,599 +4%
UBS Group
38
UBS Group
Switzerland
$40.5M +$4.41M +96,298 +12%
CFIA
39
Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors
New York
$39.6M -$521K -11,386 -1%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
40
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$39.3M +$1.49M +32,500 +4%
Janney Montgomery Scott
41
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$38.5M +$691K +15,095 +2%
1832 Asset Management
42
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$35.9M +$1.53M +33,377 +5%
GC
43
Garde Capital
Washington
$33.4M +$4M +87,416 +14%
EA
44
Evergreen Advisors
Tennessee
$29.9M +$59.8K +1,307 +0.2%
MFG
45
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$29M +$4.48M +97,794 +19%
PWM
46
Power Wealth Management
Georgia
$28.7M +$396K +8,659 +1%
BCWM
47
Bartlett & Co Wealth Management
Ohio
$28.2M +$737K +16,103 +3%
BCI
48
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$27.3M +$289K +6,311 +1%
MNA
49
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$27M +$4.56M +99,710 +21%
PA
50
Parkside Advisors
California
$27M +$564K +12,320 +2%

VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

625 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $12.7B — down 27% from $17.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 80 funds opened new VMBS positions and 64 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 260 added to existing stakes and 204 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Mather Group, adding an estimated $291M. The largest seller was Charles Schwab, cutting an estimated $4.9B.

  • 625 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q2 2025, up from 617 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $12.7B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q2 2025, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 80 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 64 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Mather Group, an estimated $291M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Charles Schwab, an estimated $4.9B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.