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Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCIT

363 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.54B invested in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 132 increasing their positions, 120 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

162% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $664K | Put options by funds: $253K

129% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 31

62.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 62.6% (+63%)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 328 → 363 (+35)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 132 | Existing positions reduced: 120

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 46 → 48 (+2)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.73B → $6.54B (-$187M)

Holders
363
Holders Change
+35
Holders Change %
+10.67%
% of All Funds
9.07%
Holding in Top 10
48
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.35%
% of All Funds
1.2%
New
71
Increased
132
Reduced
120
Closed
31
Calls
$664K
Puts
$253K
Net Calls
+$411K
Net Calls Change
+$635K

Top Buyers

1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$204M
2
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$79.9M
3
AB
Aozora Bank
Japan
+$69.3M
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$68.7M
5
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
+$61.8M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$381M
2
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$102M
3
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$92.9M
4
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
-$27.6M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$24.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SFG
351
SevenBridge Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$14K – – –
RFM
352
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$14K +$15.2K +175 New
PG
353
Patten Group
Tennessee
$13K – – –
KPCM
354
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$13K +$13.1K +150 New
SWA
355
Sutton Wealth Advisors
Florida
$12K -$13.1K -150 -52%
GI
356
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$9K -$2.44K -28 -21%
JFA
357
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$9K +$8.7K +100 New
First Manhattan
358
First Manhattan
New York
$8K – – –
M
359
MOTCO
Texas
$8K – – –
FMII
360
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$7K +$6.96K +80 New
CFA
361
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$4K – – –
PCA
362
Peddock Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$3K – – –
CAW
363
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
$3K +$2.61K +30 New
FANJ
364
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$2K -$78.7K -905 -97%
BPB
365
Badgley, Phelps & Bell
Washington
– -$7.43M -82,924 Closed
FF
366
Friedenthal Financial
New Jersey
– -$6.2M -69,197 Closed
BCM
367
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
– -$4.81M -53,731 Closed
AP
368
AHL Partners
United Kingdom
– -$1.78M -19,927 Closed
SAM
369
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
– -$1.4M -15,610 Closed
CWM
370
Concert Wealth Management
California
– -$899K -10,023 Closed
DP
371
Dearborn Partners
Illinois
– -$810K -9,044 Closed
FNBT
372
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
– -$708K -7,900 Closed
JFA
373
Johanson Financial Advisors
California
– -$399K -4,434 Closed
RIL
374
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
– -$386K -4,310 Closed
MSWM
375
Mader & Shannon Wealth Management
Missouri
– -$371K -4,143 Closed
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VCIT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

363 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $6.54B — down 2.8% from $6.73B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 71 funds opened new VCIT positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 40 holders — while 132 added to existing stakes and 120 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $204M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $381M.

  • 363 institutional investors held Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT) as of Q4 2016, up from 328 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $6.54B of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 71 funds opened new Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 31 closed out, a net change of +40 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $204M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $381M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.