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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

628 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.5B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 301 increasing their positions, 183 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

64% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 301 | Existing positions reduced: 183

49% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 43

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.7B → $13.5B (+$747M)

2.94% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.33%90.26% (+2.9%)

2% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4344 (+1)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 625628 (+3)

Holders
628
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+0.48%
% of All Funds
8.24%
Holding in Top 10
44
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+2.33%
% of All Funds
0.58%
New
64
Increased
301
Reduced
183
Closed
43
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AIA
26
Ally Invest Advisors
North Carolina
$60.9M +$2.96M +63,854 +5%
FIB
27
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$59.6M +$1.19M +25,655 +2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
28
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$57.8M +$649K +13,984 +1%
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
29
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$57.5M +$1.91M +41,115 +3%
Cetera Investment Advisers
30
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$57.1M +$9.31M +200,522 +20%
HighTower Advisors
31
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$54M +$4.81M +103,500 +10%
Osaic Holdings
32
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$52.8M +$7.42M +159,886 +17%
KIM
33
Kestra Investment Management
Texas
$51.9M -$33.2M -714,750 -39%
BIA
34
Bell Investment Advisors
California
$47M +$2.17M +46,752 +5%
BOH
35
Bank of Hawaii
Hawaii
$46.7M +$705K +15,185 +2%
Victory Capital Management
36
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$44.3M -$882 -19 -0%
FFB
37
First Financial Bankshares
Texas
$43.9M +$588K +12,675 +1%
MFG
38
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$42.7M +$13.2M +284,118 +45%
UBS Group
39
UBS Group
Switzerland
$42.5M +$1.49M +32,151 +4%
Janney Montgomery Scott
40
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$42.1M +$3.04M +65,563 +8%
CFIA
41
Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors
New York
$41M +$799K +17,205 +2%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
42
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$38.7M -$1.26M -27,200 -3%
GC
43
Garde Capital
Washington
$38.2M +$4.34M +93,514 +13%
BB
44
Bell Bank
North Dakota
$36.6M +$15.4M +331,869 +74%
1832 Asset Management
45
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$36.2M -$174K -3,748 -0.5%
WCAMG
46
Woodard & Company Asset Management Group
North Carolina
$32.4M +$32M +688,819 +1,012,969%
PWM
47
Power Wealth Management
Georgia
$31.3M +$2.2M +47,443 +8%
SW
48
SoFi Wealth
California
$30.7M +$3.41M +73,503 +13%
MNA
49
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$28.8M +$1.31M +28,322 +5%
BCI
50
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$28.2M +$557K +12,006 +2%

VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

628 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $13.5B — up 5.9% from $12.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 64 funds opened new VMBS positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 301 added to existing stakes and 183 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $207M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, exiting entirely with an estimated $45.9M sold.

  • 628 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q3 2025, up from 625 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $13.5B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q3 2025, up 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 64 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 43 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Bank of America, an estimated $207M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q3 2025 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $45.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.