Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCLT
281 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.73B invested in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 72 funds opening new positions, 89 increasing their positions, 92 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
148% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 72 | Existing positions closed: 29
37% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 26 (+7)
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 240 → 281 (+41)
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.32B → $4.73B (+$412M)
5% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.54M | Put options by funds: $7.2M
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 92
3.75% less ownership
Funds ownership: 73.09% → 69.34% (-3.8%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$301M |
| 2 |
AIA
Angeles Investment Advisors
Santa Monica,
California
|
+$126M |
| 3 |
JHU
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$99.8M |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$96.9M |
| 5 |
AP
Agilis Partners
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$28.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$228M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$114M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$71.4M |
| 4 |
Janney Montgomery Scott
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$63.1M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$62.2M |
VCLT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review
281 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCLT) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $4.73B — up 9.5% from $4.32B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 72 funds opened new VCLT positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 43 holders — while 89 added to existing stakes and 92 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $301M. The largest seller was State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury, cutting an estimated $228M.
- 281 institutional investors held Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCLT) as of Q4 2023, up from 240 in Q3 2023.
- Funds reported $4.73B of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q4 2023, up 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 72 funds opened new Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 29 closed out, a net change of +43 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $301M added.
- The largest Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q4 2023 was State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury, an estimated $228M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.