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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

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

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
CSIA
1
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$3.74B +$151M +2,829,100 +4%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.64B +$208M +3,892,087 +9%
Envestnet Asset Management
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.02B +$40.9M +764,902 +4%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$411M -$124M -2,326,813 -23%
Bank of New York Mellon
5
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$373M +$11.5M +215,803 +3%
Charles Schwab
6
Charles Schwab
California
$341M +$8.77M +164,028 +3%
MG
7
Mather Group
Illinois
$294M +$32.4M +606,735 +12%
AssetMark Inc
8
AssetMark Inc
California
$291M +$3.79M +70,957 +1%
Stifel Financial
9
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$235M +$32.8M +613,275 +16%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$172M +$10.3M +193,036 +6%
LNC
11
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$145M +$4.33M +80,985 +3%
AWM
12
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$143M -$18.8K -352 -0%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$126M -$50.8M -950,382 -29%
Osaic Holdings
14
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$116M +$4.82M +90,215 +4%
TAIM
15
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$114M -$990K -18,531 -0.9%
KeyBank National Association
16
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$112M +$2.19M +40,956 +2%
Morgan Stanley
17
Morgan Stanley
New York
$109M +$10.3M +192,111 +10%
AA
18
AlphaCentric Advisors
Puerto Rico
$101M +$10.2M +190,000 +11%
GPC
19
Garrison Point Capital
California
$101M +$10.2M +190,000 +11%
MIS
20
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$98.3M +$3.23M +60,524 +3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
21
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$78M +$360K +6,744 +0.5%
MFM
22
MD Financial Management
Ontario, Canada
$76.3M +$4.66M +87,281 +6%
CFIA
23
Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors
New York
$73.9M +$2.73M +51,042 +4%
VA
24
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$71M +$825K +15,427 +1%
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$67.1M +$5.2M +97,287 +8%
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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.