Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS
515 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.3B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 220 increasing their positions, 166 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.
33% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 220 | Existing positions reduced: 166
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13.4B → $14.3B (+$838M)
1.72% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.15% → 93.86% (+1.7%)
5% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 63
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 525 → 515 (-10)
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 47 → 39 (-8)
28% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.02M | Put options by funds: $1.42M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
San Francisco,
California
|
+$491M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$66M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$55.2M |
| 4 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
+$24.1M |
| 5 |
TPCW
TD Private Client Wealth
New York
|
+$24M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$168M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$33M |
| 3 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$30.5M |
| 4 |
CW
Connectus Wealth
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
-$24.4M |
| 5 |
CWM
Congress Wealth Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$22M |
VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review
515 of the 6,283 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $14.3B — up 6.2% from $13.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new VMBS positions and 63 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 220 added to existing stakes and 166 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, adding an estimated $491M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $168M.
- 515 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q1 2023, down from 525 in Q4 2022.
- Funds reported $14.3B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q1 2023, up 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 66 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q1 2023 and 63 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2023 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $491M added.
- The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q1 2023 was Bank of America, an estimated $168M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.