We are live on ! Find out more
VCLT icon

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCLT

214 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.55B invested in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

462% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.67M | Put options by funds: $1.19M

121% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 19

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 62

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 194 → 214 (+20)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.3B → $3.55B (+$253M)

2.1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 64.88% → 66.98% (+2.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 → 14 (0)

Holders
214
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+10.31%
% of All Funds
3.29%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
42
Increased
74
Reduced
62
Closed
19
Calls
$6.67M
Puts
$1.19M
Net Calls
+$5.48M
Net Calls Change
+$1.83M

Top Buyers

1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$128M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$44.3M
3
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
+$20.2M
4
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$11.2M
5
Verition Fund Management
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
+$10.3M

Top Sellers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$172M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$29.8M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$25.1M
4
JWCA
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
-$24.7M
5
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
-$24.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$344M +$128M +1,200,681 +59%
DILIC
2
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$326M -$577K -5,421 -0.2%
MYLI
3
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance
Japan
$300M – – –
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$278M +$2.23M +20,927 +0.8%
AIMU
5
Allianz Investment Management US
Minnesota
$238M -$24.5M -229,814 -9%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
6
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$213M +$20.2M +190,246 +10%
Allspring Global Investments
7
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$155M +$155M +1,460,876 New
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$131M -$2.72M -25,594 -2%
JHU
9
Johns Hopkins University
Maryland
$126M – – –
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$115M -$172M -1,612,879 -60%
Nisa Investment Advisors
11
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$114M +$1.23M +11,520 +1%
Bank of America
12
Bank of America
North Carolina
$102M +$7.25M +68,164 +8%
NI
13
NYL Investors
New York
$90.9M +$936K +8,800 +1%
Charles Schwab
14
Charles Schwab
California
$89.3M +$4.12M +38,688 +5%
KCMRT
15
Kemper Corp Master Retirement Trust
Illinois
$74.9M – – –
Morgan Stanley
16
Morgan Stanley
New York
$57.7M -$3.52M -33,120 -6%
DDSF
17
Diana Davis Spencer Foundation
Maryland
$48.8M – – –
Citadel Advisors
18
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$44M +$44.3M +415,944 New
PPA
19
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$43.9M +$316K +2,969 +0.7%
LPL Financial
20
LPL Financial
California
$40.2M +$1.53M +14,390 +4%
Ameriprise
21
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$36.2M +$1.78M +16,699 +5%
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$31.9M -$29.8M -279,757 -48%
Envestnet Asset Management
23
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$28M +$2.85M +26,802 +11%
AF
24
Alerus Financial
North Dakota
$22.1M +$2.65M +24,936 +14%
NAM
25
Nationwide Asset Management
Ohio
$21.3M – – –
1
2 3 4 5

VCLT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

214 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCLT) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $3.55B — up 7.7% from $3.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new VCLT positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 74 added to existing stakes and 62 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $128M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $172M.

  • 214 institutional investors held Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCLT) as of Q4 2021, up from 194 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $3.55B of Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q4 2021, up 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 19 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $128M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $172M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.