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Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF
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47 hedge funds and large institutions have $287M invested in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 54 → 47 (-7)

33% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $431M → $287M (-$144M)

41% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 22

47% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 15

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
47
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-12.96%
% of All Funds
1.52%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
13
Reduced
22
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
+$9.89M
2
SNC
Stifel Nicolaus & Co
Missouri
+$4.3M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$3.3M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$2.88M
5
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
+$1.23M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$41.9M
2
TAG
Tactical Allocation Group
Michigan
-$38.6M
3
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$35M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$23.8M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$15.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PI
26
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$844K -$1.3M -15,846 -61%
LPL Financial
27
LPL Financial
California
$786K -$15.7M -190,591 -95%
VCM
28
Violich Capital Management
California
$735K -$6.17K -75 -0.8%
SCM
29
Saba Capital Management
New York
$482K +$483K +5,875 New
WA
30
WFG Advisors
Texas
$437K +$26.2K +318 +6%
TFA
31
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$423K +$39.2K +476 +10%
Susquehanna International Group
32
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$334K +$133K +1,611 +65%
MFS
33
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$325K -$30.8K -375 -9%
FAAS
34
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$220K -$96.8K -1,177 -30%
Deutsche Bank
35
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$219K +$8.31K +101 +4%
CNB
36
City National Bank
California
$215K +$216K +2,621 New
Citigroup
37
Citigroup
New York
$205K -$526K -6,395 -72%
Comerica Bank
38
Comerica Bank
Texas
$200K +$201K +2,442 New
LIA
39
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$144K -$356K -4,325 -71%
Bank of Montreal
40
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$91K -$16.6K -202 -15%
JIR
41
James Investment Research
Ohio
$47K – – –
AIG
42
American International Group
New York
$43.5K -$329 -4 -0.7%
PTC
43
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$42K -$7.24K -88 -15%
Ameriprise
44
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$32K -$34.2K -416 -52%
Creative Planning
45
Creative Planning
Kansas
$25K -$5.76K -70 -19%
TRCT
46
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$15K +$3.7K +45 +34%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
47
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$13K +$13.3K +162 New
ECM
48
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$11K +$3.29K +40 +44%
S
49
SignatureFD
Georgia
$11K +$11.2K +136 New
TAG
50
Tactical Allocation Group
Michigan
– -$38.6M -428,155 Closed
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VCLT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

47 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCLT) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $287M — down 33% from $431M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of VCLT and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 13 added.

The largest buyer was United Services Automobile Association, adding an estimated $9.89M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $41.9M.

  • 47 institutional investors held Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCLT) as of Q3 2013, down from 54 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $287M of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 15 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $9.89M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $41.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.