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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
BA
101
Bridge Advisory
California
$9.07M +$1.89M +35,411 +26%
SIA
102
Strategic Investment Advisors
Michigan
$9.04M +$804K +15,029 +10%
CW
103
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$8.95M -$134K -2,506 -1%
CCG
104
Chatham Capital Group
Georgia
$8.89M +$196K +3,675 +2%
FIM
105
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$8.79M -$215K -4,020 -2%
KAS
106
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$8.69M +$933K +17,448 +12%
CFG
107
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$8.58M -$512K -9,580 -6%
SIA
108
Sovereign Investment Advisors
Arizona
$8.35M +$15.7K +293 +0.2%
DWP
109
Destiny Wealth Partners
Florida
$8.29M -$471K -8,805 -5%
SWG
110
Summit Wealth Group
Vermont
$8.28M +$851K +15,918 +11%
BHWM
111
Bay Harbor Wealth Management
Maryland
$8.24M +$378K +7,064 +5%
CYG
112
Clean Yield Group
Vermont
$7.89M -$36.5K -683 -0.5%
Victory Capital Management
113
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$7.86M – – –
SEI Investments
114
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$7.66M +$926K +17,317 +14%
FTUS
115
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$7.6M +$7.61M +142,345 New
RIG
116
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$7.38M -$834K -15,605 -10%
PAG
117
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$7.08M -$73.3K -1,371 -1%
BFM
118
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$7.06M +$7.08M +132,333 New
TWA
119
Tillar-Wenstrup Advisors
Ohio
$7.04M +$224K +4,197 +3%
BRWA
120
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$6.71M +$401K +7,498 +6%
HP
121
HT Partners
Connecticut
$6.71M +$84.1K +1,572 +1%
CFAM
122
Center For Asset Management
Florida
$6.5M +$164K +3,065 +3%
EP
123
Eudaimonia Partners
Tennessee
$6.46M +$2.13M +39,880 +49%
APC
124
Aspire Private Capital
North Carolina
$6.37M +$756K +14,145 +13%
Prudential Financial
125
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$6.35M +$1.24M +23,146 +24%
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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.