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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS

478 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.2B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 217 increasing their positions, 141 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

54% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 217 | Existing positions reduced: 141

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12B → $13.2B (+$1.27B)

1.1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 85.81% → 86.91% (+1.1%)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 51

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 486 → 478 (-8)

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 53 → 44 (-9)

Holders
478
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-1.65%
% of All Funds
8.32%
Holding in Top 10
44
Holding in Top 10 Change
-9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.98%
% of All Funds
0.77%
New
49
Increased
217
Reduced
141
Closed
51
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$703M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$108M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$103M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$63.2M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$62.1M

Top Sellers

1
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab
California
-$141M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$48.7M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$36.9M
4
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$15.2M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$14.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OPS
51
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$27.2M -$331K -6,185 -1%
MNG
52
Manning & Napier Group
New York
$26.2M – – –
Rockefeller Capital Management
53
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$24.6M -$227K -4,249 -0.9%
ERIM
54
Eagle Ridge Investment Management
Connecticut
$24.5M +$662K +12,381 +3%
ACM
55
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
$24.3M +$3.57M +66,763 +17%
RWM
56
RKL Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$22.6M +$696K +13,025 +3%
Mercer Global Advisors
57
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$22.1M +$3.98M +74,400 +22%
TLFA
58
True Link Financial Advisors
California
$21.5M +$1.31M +24,483 +6%
SAMC
59
Spectrum Asset Management (California)
California
$21.1M +$609K +11,383 +3%
FMT
60
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$21M -$3.33M -62,308 -14%
TFA
61
Tobias Financial Advisors
Florida
$21M +$2.37M +44,319 +13%
FLPIM
62
F.L. Putnam Investment Management
Massachusetts
$20.8M +$20.9M +390,260 New
Deutsche Bank
63
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$20.8M -$14.7M -275,760 -41%
MML Investors Services
64
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$20.7M +$1.44M +26,851 +7%
PAS
65
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$19.5M +$475K +8,885 +2%
UCFA
66
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$19.3M +$6.44M +120,391 +50%
WPWM
67
Windward Private Wealth Management
Kansas
$18.9M -$1.14M -21,331 -6%
5L
68
55I LLC
Massachusetts
$18.6M +$3.19M +59,693 +21%
Truist Financial
69
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$18.5M -$344K -6,432 -2%
FLA
70
Financial Life Advisors
Texas
$18.5M +$1.09M +20,350 +6%
MD
71
Money Design
Japan
$17.9M +$253K +4,736 +1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
72
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$17M -$265K -4,953 -2%
HWA
73
Heartwood Wealth Advisors
Virginia
$16.6M +$187K +3,504 +1%
AFS
74
Annapolis Financial Services
Maryland
$16.4M +$885K +16,554 +6%
EFSCE
75
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$15.9M -$226K -4,225 -1%
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VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

478 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $13.2B — up 11% from $12B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of VMBS and 49 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 141 trimmed existing stakes and 217 added.

The largest buyer was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, adding an estimated $703M. The largest seller was Charles Schwab, cutting an estimated $141M.

  • 478 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q2 2021, down from 486 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $13.2B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q2 2021, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 49 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 51 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $703M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q2 2021 was Charles Schwab, an estimated $141M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.