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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
CAN
176
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$2.42M +$1.78M +33,265 +277%
C
177
Clearshares
New York
$2.37M +$1.31M +24,457 +123%
T
178
TRUADVICE
Florida
$2.31M +$1.86M +34,703 +415%
GAM
179
Gould Asset Management
California
$2.3M +$79.4K +1,485 +4%
Fisher Asset Management
180
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$2.3M -$11.7M -218,228 -84%
US Bancorp
181
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2.25M +$960K +17,947 +74%
AIM
182
AMI Investment Management
Indiana
$2.19M +$428 +8 +0%
GFPC
183
Global Financial Private Client
Florida
$2.1M +$30.3K +566 +1%
TA
184
Tiedemann Advisors
New York
$2.04M – – –
CAM
185
Chandler Asset Management
California
$2.03M -$50.7K -948 -2%
MA
186
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$1.98M -$1.51M -28,148 -43%
MHR
187
Matthew Hamilton Rosenberg
$1.94M +$80.4K +1,503 +4%
UA
188
Unison Advisors
District of Columbia
$1.93M +$451K +8,438 +30%
FNBOH
189
First National Bank of Hutchinson
Kansas
$1.79M -$2.18M -40,803 -55%
MMA
190
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$1.72M -$2.65M -49,556 -61%
Mariner
191
Mariner
Kansas
$1.66M +$600K +11,220 +57%
EAMA
192
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
$1.65M +$9.95K +186 +0.6%
Fifth Third Bancorp
193
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$1.65M -$35.4K -662 -2%
WFA
194
Websterrogers Financial Advisors
South Carolina
$1.65M – – –
HIM
195
HawsGoodwin Investment Management
Tennessee
$1.62M – – –
RGC
196
Roberts, Glore & Co
Illinois
$1.58M -$84.2K -1,575 -5%
GVAG
197
Great Valley Advisor Group
Delaware
$1.58M +$1.37M +25,581 +628%
JWCA
198
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$1.54M +$495K +9,253 +47%
GPA
199
Guidance Point Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.52M +$166K +3,104 +12%
DI
200
Disciplined Investments
Oklahoma
$1.52M +$723K +13,516 +91%
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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.