Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCLT
128 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.21B invested in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
35% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $896M → $1.21B (+$317M)
31% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 36
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 10 (+2)
5.2% more ownership
Funds ownership: 41.24% → 46.44% (+5.2%)
6% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 18
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 127 → 128 (+1)
13% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.22M | Put options by funds: $3.72M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$87.5M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$65.2M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$47.3M |
| 4 |
K
Kemper
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$39.9M |
| 5 |
KCMRT
Kemper Corp Master Retirement Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$25.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$25.8M |
| 2 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
-$22.7M |
| 3 |
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$5.35M |
| 4 |
BFEC
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
-$3.76M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$3.4M |
VCLT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
128 of the 4,391 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCLT) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $1.21B — up 35% from $896M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new VCLT positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 47 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $87.5M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $25.8M.
- 128 institutional investors held Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCLT) as of Q3 2018, up from 127 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $1.21B of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
- 19 funds opened new Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 18 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $87.5M added.
- The largest Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Ameriprise, an estimated $25.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.