Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCLT
47 hedge funds and large institutions have $274M 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.
13% less funds holding
Funds holding: 54 → 47 (-7)
36% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $431M → $274M (-$157M)
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)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$9.89M |
| 2 |
SNC
Stifel Nicolaus & Co
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$4.3M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$3.3M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$2.88M |
| 5 |
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Provo,
Utah
|
+$1.23M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$41.9M |
| 2 |
TAG
Tactical Allocation Group
Birmingham,
Michigan
|
-$38.6M |
| 3 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$35M |
| 4 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$23.8M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$15.7M |
VCLT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
47 of the 3,096 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCLT) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $274M — down 36% 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 $274M of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 36% 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.