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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
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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: 39 → 47 (+8)

8% more capital invested

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

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 499 → 526 (+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

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$640M
2
RWP
RWA Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
+$154M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$76.5M
4
ECM
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
+$53M
5
EWM
Executive Wealth Management
Michigan
+$38.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$127M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$81.8M
3
MWM
Mission Wealth Management
California
-$46M
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$34.7M
5
RA
Rational Advisors
New York
-$22.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RIA
476
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$6.32K -$10.7K -237 -63%
BWM
477
BerganKDV Wealth Management
Minnesota
$6.19K +$6.16K +136 New
TWM
478
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$6K – – –
EW
479
Element Wealth
Mississippi
$5.96K – – –
SBL
480
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$5.78K +$5.75K +127 New
AIC
481
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$5.19K – – –
WT
482
Whittier Trust
California
$5.14K – – –
PP
483
Pacifica Partners
Canada
$5.12K – – –
FCAS
484
First Command Advisory Services
Texas
$5K +$7.33K +162 New
MAWCM
485
Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management
California
$4.55K – – –
PSB
486
Piscataqua Savings Bank
New Hampshire
$4.55K – – –
DJSG
487
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
$4.14K +$3.74M +82,548 +993%
CB
488
Centennial Bank
Arkansas
$4.1K +$4.08K +90 New
HFS
489
Hantz Financial Services
Michigan
$4K -$1.22K -27 -23%
SCA
490
Stonebridge Capital Advisors
Minnesota
$3.97K +$45 +1 +1%
FWM
491
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$3.96K – – –
CA
492
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
$3.78K – – –
JFA
493
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$3.5K – – –
VFA
494
Values First Advisors
Tennessee
$3.19K -$3.89K -86 -55%
WT
495
Washington Trust
Rhode Island
$3.19K – – –
AAP
496
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$3.14K +$3.12K +69 New
TF
497
Tompkins Financial
New York
$3K – – –
BWL
498
Bogart Wealth LLC
Virginia
$2.73K -$88.1K -1,945 -97%
HWA
499
Heritage Wealth Advisors
Virginia
$2.73K +$2.72K +60 New
BLC
500
Brown, Lisle/Cummings
Rhode Island
$2.5K – – –
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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.