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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS

491 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.5B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 232 increasing their positions, 143 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 32

62% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 232 | Existing positions reduced: 143

5% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 → 46 (+2)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 478 → 491 (+13)

1.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 86.91% → 88.82% (+1.9%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.2B → $13.5B (+$246M)

Holders
491
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+2.72%
% of All Funds
8.6%
Holding in Top 10
46
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.55%
% of All Funds
0.81%
New
52
Increased
232
Reduced
143
Closed
32
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$208M
2
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$151M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$40.9M
4
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$32.8M
5
MG
Mather Group
Illinois
+$32.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$124M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$78.8M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$50.8M
4
ECM
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
-$23.6M
5
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
-$17.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EWA
151
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$3.63M +$12.7K +237 +0.3%
TIM
152
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$3.61M +$243K +4,552 +7%
LWM
153
Lionsbridge Wealth Management
Florida
$3.48M +$6.15K +115 +0.2%
SFA
154
Semmax Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$3.4M -$271K -5,068 -7%
FFA
155
First Foundation Advisors
California
$3.4M +$116K +2,165 +4%
RIM
156
Rockbridge Investment Management
New York
$3.35M +$126K +2,357 +4%
CS
157
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$3.26M – – –
WIC
158
Whitegate Investment Counselors
New Hampshire
$3.15M +$310K +5,800 +11%
CAN
159
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$3.04M +$629K +11,778 +26%
BA
160
Bard Associates
Illinois
$3.01M -$43.2K -809 -1%
SIM
161
Sterling Investment Management
Arizona
$2.96M – – –
NA
162
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$2.88M +$277K +5,178 +11%
CIP
163
Capital Insight Partners
Arizona
$2.82M -$1.1M -20,636 -28%
CIBC World Market
164
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$2.77M +$2.77M +51,900 New
1WM
165
1900 Wealth Management
Texas
$2.76M -$8.15M -152,428 -75%
FHC
166
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$2.67M +$49.3K +923 +2%
FSWA
167
Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors
Texas
$2.61M +$152K +2,843 +6%
ASN
168
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$2.58M -$91.2K -1,706 -3%
FPWM
169
FSB Premier Wealth Management
Iowa
$2.52M +$66.4K +1,243 +3%
OMC
170
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$2.48M +$2.49M +46,546 New
IA
171
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$2.47M +$1.01M +18,952 +69%
C
172
Clearshares
New York
$2.42M +$59.1K +1,106 +2%
BOH
173
Bank of Hawaii
Hawaii
$2.35M +$938K +17,544 +66%
GAM
174
Gould Asset Management
California
$2.32M +$16.8K +315 +0.7%
GFPC
175
Global Financial Private Client
Florida
$2.28M +$180K +3,373 +9%
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VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

491 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $13.5B — up 1.9% from $13.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new VMBS positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 232 added to existing stakes and 143 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $208M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $124M.

  • 491 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q3 2021, up from 478 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $13.5B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q3 2021, up 1.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 32 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Bank of America, an estimated $208M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q3 2021 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $124M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.