Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
VMBS
621 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.3B invested in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 67 funds opening new positions, 261 increasing their positions, 215 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 261 | Existing positions reduced: 215
4% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 45 → 47 (+2)
6% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 63
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 634 → 621 (-13)
2.58% less ownership
Funds ownership: 92.08% → 89.49% (-2.6%)
61% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $617M | Capital outflows: $1.57B
99% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5K | Put options by funds: $528K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$100M |
| 2 |
Raymond James Financial
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$50.6M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$45.7M |
| 4 |
Garde Capital
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$28.9M |
| 5 |
SoFi Wealth
San Francisco,
California
|
+$24.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$945M |
| 2 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
-$225M |
| 3 |
Essential Planning
Portsmouth,
New Hampshire
|
-$75.2M |
| 4 |
Advisory Alpha
Holland,
Michigan
|
-$45.7M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$24.9M |
VMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review
621 of the 7,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $17.3B — down 3.6% from $18B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 67 funds opened new VMBS positions and 63 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 261 added to existing stakes and 215 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $100M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $945M.
- 621 institutional investors held Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) as of Q1 2025, down from 634 in Q4 2024.
- Funds reported $17.3B of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock for Q1 2025, down 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 67 funds opened new Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 63 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $100M added.
- The largest Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Bank of America, an estimated $945M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.