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Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
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1,212 hedge funds and large institutions have $28.7B invested in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 82 funds opening new positions, 520 increasing their positions, 459 reducing their positions, and 86 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 520 | Existing positions reduced: 459

2% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 130 → 133 (+3)

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 86

1.4% less ownership

Funds ownership: 84.31% → 82.9% (-1.4%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,248 → 1,212 (-36)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $30.6B → $28.7B (-$1.85B)

Holders
1,212
Holders Change
-36
Holders Change %
-2.88%
% of All Funds
16.25%
Holding in Top 10
133
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+2.31%
% of All Funds
1.78%
New
82
Increased
520
Reduced
459
Closed
86
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
+$417M
2
AF
Allworth Financial
California
+$370M
3
Mercer Global Advisors
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
+$214M
4
SFA
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
+$173M
5
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
+$91.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$509M
2
EP
Essential Planning
New Hampshire
-$368M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$177M
4
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$90M
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$80.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GG
926
Greenwood Gearhart
Arkansas
$331K -$894K -11,520 -73%
RWM
927
Revisor Wealth Management
Ohio
$330K +$327K +4,211 New
MBI
928
May Barnhard Investments
Maryland
$330K +$327K +4,211 New
RWM
929
Rialto Wealth Management
New York
$329K +$4.89K +63 +2%
PF
930
Penney Financial
Texas
$329K +$388 +5 +0.1%
CCM
931
Crabel Capital Management
California
$328K +$325K +4,184 New
QWP
932
Quotient Wealth Partners
Texas
$326K -$129K -1,658 -28%
VFG
933
V2 Financial group
Illinois
$326K -$163K -2,100 -34%
HIA
934
Harbor Investment Advisory
Maryland
$325K +$161K +2,069 +99%
HCP
935
Holt Capital Partners
Texas
$324K +$2.33K +30 +0.7%
CNB
936
Camden National Bank
Maine
$323K -$62.8K -809 -16%
BFG
937
Berger Financial Group
Minnesota
$322K +$6.37K +82 +2%
HA
938
Hanover Advisors
South Carolina
$319K – – –
PTC
939
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$318K -$34.9K -449 -10%
NB
940
Northwest Bancshares
Pennsylvania
$316K -$1.86K -24 -0.6%
CAAM
941
Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$316K -$4.27K -55 -1%
E
942
EntreWealth
Texas
$312K -$18.1K -233 -6%
LSA
943
Lion Street Advisors
Texas
$312K +$10.2K +132 +3%
APWM
944
Argonautica Private Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$312K -$1.55K -20 -0.5%
CAI
945
Capital Advisors Inc
Oklahoma
$310K – – –
BAM
946
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$309K +$66.2K +853 +28%
FCA
947
Fortis Capital Advisors
Kansas
$309K +$307K +3,951 New
LAM
948
Lakewood Asset Management
Illinois
$309K +$1.86K +24 +0.6%
IA
949
Insight Advisors
Pennsylvania
$308K -$79.6K -1,026 -21%
FWP
950
Forefront Wealth Partners
Texas
$307K +$304K +3,919 New
36 37
38
39 40

BSV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

1,212 of the 7,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (BSV) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $28.7B — down 6% from $30.6B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 86 funds closed out of BSV and 82 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 459 trimmed existing stakes and 520 added.

The largest buyer was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), adding an estimated $417M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $509M.

  • 1,212 institutional investors held Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (BSV) as of Q1 2025, down from 1,248 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $28.7B of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF stock for Q1 2025, down 6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 82 funds opened new Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 86 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio), an estimated $417M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF seller in Q1 2025 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $509M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.