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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
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516 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.3B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 222 increasing their positions, 165 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

35% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 222 | Existing positions reduced: 165

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.4B → $14.3B (+$826M)

2.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.15% → 94.55% (+2.4%)

5% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 63

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 526 → 516 (-10)

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 47 → 39 (-8)

28% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.02M | Put options by funds: $1.42M

Holders
516
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-1.9%
% of All Funds
8.22%
Holding in Top 10
39
Holding in Top 10 Change
-8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-17.02%
% of All Funds
0.62%
New
66
Increased
222
Reduced
165
Closed
63
Calls
$1.02M
Puts
$1.42M
Net Calls
-$395K
Net Calls Change
+$1.64M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$491M
2
SWG
Summit Wealth Group
Vermont
+$96.8M
3
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$66M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$55.2M
5
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$24.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$168M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$33M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$30.5M
4
CW
Connectus Wealth
Ohio
-$24.4M
5
CWM
Congress Wealth Management
Massachusetts
-$22M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FMB
501
Field & Main Bank
Kentucky
$1.91K – – –
BFPW
502
BOK Financial Private Wealth
Colorado
$1.82K +$1.81K +39 New
ASBI
503
American State Bank (Iowa)
Iowa
$1.44K +$1.44K +31 New
LC
504
Lindbrook Capital
California
$1.16K – – –
CCA
505
Column Capital Advisors
Indiana
$1.02K +$1.02K +22 New
EWM
506
Endurance Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$1K – – –
TFA
507
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
ADL
508
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$1K +$1.16K +25 New
HS
509
Horan Securities
United States
$982 -$27.2K -586 -97%
MFC
510
Morris Financial Concepts
South Carolina
$978 – – –
S
511
SignatureFD
Georgia
$838 – – –
MAWA
512
Moss Adams Wealth Advisors
Washington
$652 +$650 +14 New
CFFP
513
Center for Financial Planning
Michigan
$373 – – –
GWSG
514
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$326 +$325 +7 New
HCP
515
Hexagon Capital Partners
Arkansas
$233 – – –
HWM
516
HighMark Wealth Management
Minnesota
$193 – – –
HPC
517
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$145 – – –
GA
518
GoalVest Advisory
New York
$93 – – –
CS
519
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
– -$33M -725,106 Closed
CW
520
Connectus Wealth
Ohio
– -$24.4M -535,789 Closed
HWA
521
Heartwood Wealth Advisors
Virginia
– -$16M -352,466 Closed
RA
522
Rational Advisors
New York
– -$13.2M -289,782 Closed
EC
523
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
– -$6.84M -150,355 Closed
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
524
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
– -$3.71M -81,564 Closed
EA
525
Echo45 Advisors
California
– -$2.7M -59,262 Closed
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VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

516 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $14.3B — up 6.1% from $13.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new VMBS positions and 63 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 222 added to existing stakes and 165 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, adding an estimated $491M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $168M.

  • 516 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q1 2023, down from 526 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $14.3B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q1 2023, up 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 66 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q1 2023 and 63 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2023 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $491M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q1 2023 was Bank of America, an estimated $168M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.