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Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

695 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.3B invested in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 102 funds opening new positions, 206 increasing their positions, 310 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

76% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 102 | Existing positions closed: 58

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 100107 (+7)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 658695 (+37)

2.73% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.31%50.04% (+2.7%)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.3B → $10.3B (-$43.1M)

34% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 206 | Existing positions reduced: 310

Holders
695
Holders Change
+37
Holders Change %
+5.62%
% of All Funds
15.49%
Holding in Top 10
107
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7%
% of All Funds
2.38%
New
102
Increased
206
Reduced
310
Closed
58
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AIC
301
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$2M +$1.99M +25,614 New
NEGWA
302
New England Guild Wealth Advisors
Connecticut
$1.98M -$1.84M -23,612 -48%
RCG
303
Ruggie Capital Group
Florida
$1.98M -$2.15M -27,704 -52%
WTC
304
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$1.97M -$352K -4,520 -15%
SF
305
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$1.97M -$32.4M -417,016 -94%
LIM
306
Loudon Investment Management
New Hampshire
$1.94M -$318K -4,085 -14%
Fifth Third Bancorp
307
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$1.94M -$17.1K -220 -0.9%
LPIC
308
LeJeune Puetz Investment Counsel
Michigan
$1.93M +$148K +1,900 +8%
WF
309
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$1.91M -$86.4K -1,111 -4%
BHTS
310
Bar Harbor Trust Services
Maine
$1.85M -$192K -2,468 -9%
HCM
311
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$1.84M +$37.6K +483 +2%
VDI
312
Vaughan David Investments
Illinois
$1.82M +$435K +5,588 +31%
LRIA
313
Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors
Washington
$1.8M +$83.1K +1,068 +5%
Man Group
314
Man Group
United Kingdom
$1.8M -$71.9K -925 -4%
HSBC Holdings
315
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.79M
BIA
316
Bigelow Investment Advisors
Maine
$1.79M -$68.4K -880 -4%
JHCP
317
Jackson Hole Capital Partners
Oklahoma
$1.79M +$1.78M +22,929 New
AA
318
Alesco Advisors
New York
$1.78M -$22.6K -290 -1%
WI
319
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$1.78M -$1.28M -16,404 -42%
KA
320
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$1.77M +$5.29K +68 +0.3%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
321
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.77M +$1.01M +12,930 +131%
FFIC
322
First Fiduciary Investment Counsel
Ohio
$1.76M -$29K -373 -2%
CWS
323
Cypress Wealth Services
California
$1.76M +$171K +2,195 +11%
BBA
324
Braun-Bostich & Associates
Pennsylvania
$1.75M -$130K -1,668 -7%
HK
325
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$1.75M -$40.3K -518 -2%

VCSH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

695 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $10.3B — down 0.42% from $10.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 102 funds opened new VCSH positions and 58 closed out — a net gain of 44 holders — while 206 added to existing stakes and 310 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $245M. The largest seller was United Services Automobile Association, cutting an estimated $97.4M.

  • 695 institutional investors held Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) as of Q4 2018, up from 658 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $10.3B of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 0.42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 102 funds opened new Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 58 closed out, a net change of +44 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $245M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q4 2018 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $97.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.