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Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS

535 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.5B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 59 funds opening new positions, 239 increasing their positions, 172 reducing their positions, and 54 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

39% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 239 | Existing positions reduced: 172

9% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 54

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $14.3B → $14.5B (+$123M)

0.16% more ownership

Funds ownership: 90.14% → 90.29% (+0.16%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 42 → 42 (0)

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 537 → 535 (-2)

10% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.95M | Put options by funds: $2.17M

Holders
535
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-0.37%
% of All Funds
8.49%
Holding in Top 10
42
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.67%
New
59
Increased
239
Reduced
172
Closed
54
Calls
$1.95M
Puts
$2.17M
Net Calls
-$227K
Net Calls Change
-$434K

Top Buyers

1
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$366M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$223M
3
Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab
California
+$66M
4
HC
Hamilton Capital
Ohio
+$50M
5
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
+$41M

Top Sellers

1
RWP
RWA Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
-$158M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$148M
3
ECM
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
-$36.8M
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$18.2M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$17.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CA
151
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$4.16M +$418K +9,286 +11%
KAS
152
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$4.13M +$441K +9,799 +12%
TI
153
Tidal Investments
Wisconsin
$4.12M -$1.92M -42,595 -31%
RIM
154
Rockbridge Investment Management
New York
$4.09M +$1.87M +41,602 +80%
HSA
155
HBK Sorce Advisory
Pennsylvania
$4.09M +$2.1M +46,579 +99%
WAM
156
WNY Asset Management
New York
$3.98M +$4.1M +91,002 New
SFPM
157
Sensible Financial Planning & Management
Massachusetts
$3.97M -$994K -22,069 -20%
SP
158
SWS Partners
Ohio
$3.86M +$188K +4,178 +5%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
159
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$3.74M +$332K +7,377 +9%
1CP
160
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$3.7M +$428K +9,500 +13%
HFS
161
Horizon Financial Services
North Carolina
$3.6M +$98.2K +2,179 +3%
AWP
162
Abacus Wealth Partners
California
$3.52M -$5.52M -122,548 -60%
HSBC Holdings
163
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$3.48M -$2.6M -57,716 -42%
PCA
164
Prosperity Capital Advisors
Ohio
$3.47M +$967K +21,458 +37%
CPRC
165
Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp
New York
$3.45M +$221K +4,915 +7%
Bank of Montreal
166
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$3.4M -$199K -4,428 -6%
CCFM
167
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
$3.39M -$75.6K -1,677 -2%
SFG
168
Sovereign Financial Group
Connecticut
$3.34M -$12.4K -276 -0.4%
FHB
169
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$3.32M -$224K -4,963 -6%
FA
170
FC Advisory
Pennsylvania
$3.29M -$24.2K -537 -0.7%
CWM
171
Certus Wealth Management
California
$3.27M +$968K +21,496 +40%
UA
172
Unison Advisors
District of Columbia
$3.2M +$8.06K +179 +0.2%
SB
173
Strategic Blueprint
Georgia
$3.17M -$217K -4,808 -6%
KA
174
Kure Advisory
Minnesota
$3.11M +$3.21M +71,141 New
FM
175
Family Management
New York
$3.1M +$3.08M +68,280 +2,753%
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VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

535 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $14.5B — up 0.86% from $14.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 59 funds opened new VMBS positions and 54 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 239 added to existing stakes and 172 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, adding an estimated $366M. The largest seller was RWA Wealth Partners, cutting an estimated $158M.

  • 535 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q3 2023, down from 537 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $14.5B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q3 2023, up 0.86% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 59 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q3 2023 and 54 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q3 2023 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $366M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q3 2023 was RWA Wealth Partners, an estimated $158M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.