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Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCIT

474 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.5B invested in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 85 funds opening new positions, 216 increasing their positions, 111 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

381% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.14M | Put options by funds: $236K

130% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 85 | Existing positions closed: 37

95% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 216 | Existing positions reduced: 111

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 48 → 54 (+6)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 429 → 474 (+45)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.6B → $12.5B (+$950M)

4.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.46% → 71.2% (+4.7%)

Holders
474
Holders Change
+45
Holders Change %
+10.49%
% of All Funds
10.75%
Holding in Top 10
54
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
1.22%
New
85
Increased
216
Reduced
111
Closed
37
Calls
$1.14M
Puts
$236K
Net Calls
+$900K
Net Calls Change
+$1.03M

Top Buyers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$196M
2
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$191M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$121M
4
Fisher Asset Management
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
+$83.5M
5
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$63.9M

Top Sellers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$99.8M
2
WI
WBI Investments
New Jersey
-$66.9M
3
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
-$29.4M
4
CFG
CNO Financial Group
Indiana
-$19.7M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$17.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EAM
376
Evanson Asset Management
California
$236K -$113K -1,289 -32%
RW
377
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$232K – – –
WCM
378
Weik Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$229K +$28.9K +330 +14%
IIA
379
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$229K – – –
PGFC
380
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$225K – – –
BRC
381
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
$223K +$3.51K +40 +2%
JSL
382
JT Stratford LLC
Georgia
$221K +$7.1K +81 +3%
CP
383
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$220K +$221K +2,522 New
SXL
384
Summit X LLC
Missouri
$218K – – –
SCA
385
Spearhead Capital Advisors
Florida
$213K +$214K +2,443 New
Wellington Management Group
386
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$210K – – –
KTC
387
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$205K – – –
IWM
388
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$196K +$1.31K +15 +0.7%
AP
389
Arlington Partners
Alabama
$194K +$195K +2,222 New
RFC
390
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$189K +$190K +2,162 New
AC
391
Avestar Capital
New York
$185K +$186K +2,126 New
TL
392
TrueWealth LLC
Georgia
$178K +$178K +2,033 New
CFN
393
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$175K +$50.4K +575 +40%
RIA
394
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$174K – – –
CTC
395
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$172K – – –
TAIM
396
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$162K +$5K +57 +3%
VCM
397
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
$148K -$38.6K -440 -21%
AIM
398
Acropolis Investment Management
Missouri
$144K +$144K +1,642 New
CCM
399
Covington Capital Management
California
$136K – – –
MIM
400
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$136K – – –
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VCIT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

474 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $12.5B — up 8.2% from $11.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 85 funds opened new VCIT positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 48 holders — while 216 added to existing stakes and 111 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $196M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $99.8M sold.

  • 474 institutional investors held Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT) as of Q4 2017, up from 429 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $12.5B of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 85 funds opened new Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 37 closed out, a net change of +48 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $196M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $99.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.