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Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF

131 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.1B invested in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

52% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.2M | Put options by funds: $792K

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 20

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 40

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 129131 (+2)

1.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 46.6%47.64% (+1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1010 (0)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.21B → $1.1B (-$108M)

Holders
131
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.55%
% of All Funds
2.92%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
22
Increased
44
Reduced
40
Closed
20
Calls
$1.2M
Puts
$792K
Net Calls
+$409K
Net Calls Change
+$911K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WP
101
WealthShield Partners
North Carolina
$58K
ESB
102
Essex Savings Bank
Connecticut
$58K +$57.7K +680 New
IA
103
IFP Advisors
Florida
$52K -$281K -3,306 -84%
GWM
104
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$46K
LFG
105
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$45K
SIS
106
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$45K
OIA
107
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$43K
APA
108
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$37.7K +$6.2K +73 +20%
William Blair & Company
109
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$34K
Deutsche Bank
110
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$33K +$33.5K +394 New
SWM
111
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$32K
LNB
112
Ledyard National Bank
$24K
CWA
113
Clarus Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$21K
TRCT
114
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$20K +$13.5K +159 +227%
JIR
115
James Investment Research
Ohio
$17K
GRP
116
Global Retirement Partners
California
$16K +$15.5K +182 New
TFA
117
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$12K -$2.36M -27,844 -99%
AF
118
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$12K
WAM
119
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$10K
FCA
120
FinTrust Capital Advisors
South Carolina
$10K +$10.4K +122 New
WAP
121
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$9K
NR
122
Newfound Research
Massachusetts
$6K +$2.04K +24 +51%
DWM
123
Destination Wealth Management
California
$5K
SF
124
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$5K
W
125
WealthOne
New York
$5K +$4.58K +54 New

VCLT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

131 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCLT) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $1.1B — down 8.9% from $1.21B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new VCLT positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS AM, adding an estimated $26M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $28.6M.

  • 131 institutional investors held Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCLT) as of Q4 2018, up from 129 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.1B of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 20 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was UBS AM, an estimated $26M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $28.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.