Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCLT
132 hedge funds and large institutions have $794M invested in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
47% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 38
9% less funds holding
Funds holding: 145 → 132 (-13)
10.85% less ownership
Funds ownership: 48.23% → 37.38% (-11%)
11% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 8 (-1)
16% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $484K | Put options by funds: $576K
24% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.04B → $794M (-$250M)
41% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 27
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SCI
Stableford Capital II
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
+$6.22M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$5.52M |
| 3 |
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$5.01M |
| 4 |
BCP
Berkeley Capital Partners
Milton,
Georgia
|
+$4.79M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$3.94M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WI
WBI Investments
Red Bank,
New Jersey
|
-$47.6M |
| 2 |
NYLIM
New York Life Investment Management
New York
|
-$38.2M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$37.6M |
| 4 |
LMGAM
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$30.2M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$21.3M |
VCLT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
132 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCLT) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $794M — down 24% from $1.04B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of VCLT and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 38 trimmed existing stakes and 56 added.
The largest buyer was Stableford Capital II, adding an estimated $6.22M. The largest seller was WBI Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $47.6M sold.
- 132 institutional investors held Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCLT) as of Q1 2018, down from 145 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $794M of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 27 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Stableford Capital II, an estimated $6.22M added.
- The largest Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2018 was WBI Investments, an estimated $47.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.