Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
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.
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)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BCMIO
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
|
+$417M |
| 2 |
AF
Allworth Financial
Folsom,
California
|
+$370M |
| 3 |
Mercer Global Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$214M |
| 4 |
SFA
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Akron,
Ohio
|
+$173M |
| 5 |
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
Raleigh,
North Carolina
|
+$91.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$509M |
| 2 |
EP
Essential Planning
Portsmouth,
New Hampshire
|
-$368M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$177M |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$90M |
| 5 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$80.4M |
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.