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Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH

1,430 hedge funds and large institutions have $25B invested in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 182 funds opening new positions, 696 increasing their positions, 395 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

146% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 182 | Existing positions closed: 74

76% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 696 | Existing positions reduced: 395

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,344 → 1,430 (+86)

2% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 149 → 152 (+3)

1.13% more ownership

Funds ownership: 61.04% → 62.17% (+1.1%)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $24.1B → $25B (+$870M)

Holders
1,430
Holders Change
+86
Holders Change %
+6.4%
% of All Funds
17.39%
Holding in Top 10
152
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+2.01%
% of All Funds
1.85%
New
182
Increased
696
Reduced
395
Closed
74
Calls
$2.2M
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$2.2M
Net Calls Change
+$2.2M

Top Buyers

1
Corient Private Wealth
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
+$274M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$164M
3
SDIC
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
+$131M
4
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
+$84.8M
5
NL
NEPC LLC
Massachusetts
+$60.1M

Top Sellers

1
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$499M
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$140M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$64.7M
4
TWP
Total Wealth Planning
Ohio
-$48.3M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$39.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FNBTCON
76
First National Bank & Trust Co of Newtown
Pennsylvania
$49M -$552K -6,915 -1%
HighTower Advisors
77
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$48.5M +$3.6M +45,173 +8%
ETC
78
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
$48.4M +$7.43M +93,162 +18%
Mercer Global Advisors
79
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$48.1M -$405K -5,079 -0.8%
TCC
80
Trans-Canada Capital
Quebec, Canada
$48.1M – – –
PG
81
Proffitt & Goodson
Tennessee
$47.3M +$3.15M +39,507 +7%
SI
82
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$46M -$2.34M -29,281 -5%
BP
83
BCK Partners
New York
$44.2M +$1.48M +18,524 +3%
WMA
84
William Mack & Associates
Michigan
$43.4M +$5.22M +65,376 +14%
JAWA
85
John A. Wolfe & Associates
Michigan
$43.3M +$43.3M +543,043 New
AIM
86
AMI Investment Management
Indiana
$42M +$3.19M +40,006 +8%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
87
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$41.3M -$2.76M -34,570 -6%
JBA
88
Johnson Bixby & Associates
Washington
$40.9M +$5.83M +73,008 +17%
ZIG
89
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$40.9M – – –
Franklin Resources
90
Franklin Resources
California
$40.7M +$1.36M +17,069 +3%
MML Investors Services
91
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$40.3M +$1.42M +17,771 +4%
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
92
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$39.4M +$3.73M +46,760 +10%
AIM
93
Allen Investment Management
New York
$39.4M +$1.19M +14,897 +3%
PIMG
94
Patriot Investment Management Group
Tennessee
$39.3M +$1.22M +15,319 +3%
FI
95
FIDELIS iM
Oregon
$38.4M +$29.4M +368,407 +325%
WANY
96
Wealthspire Advisors (New York)
New York
$37.1M +$3.19M +40,033 +9%
ACA
97
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$36.4M +$922K +11,556 +3%
Bank of Nova Scotia
98
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$36.1M -$18M -226,102 -33%
EA
99
Efficient Advisors
Ohio
$35.5M +$482K +6,038 +1%
SFG
100
Sunburst Financial Group
Alabama
$35.2M +$890K +11,153 +3%
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VCSH Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review

1,430 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $25B — up 3.6% from $24.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 182 funds opened new VCSH positions and 74 closed out — a net gain of 108 holders — while 696 added to existing stakes and 395 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Corient Private Wealth, adding an estimated $274M. The largest seller was D.E. Shaw & Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $499M sold.

  • 1,430 institutional investors held Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) as of Q4 2025, up from 1,344 in Q3 2025.
  • Funds reported $25B of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q4 2025, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 182 funds opened new Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q4 2025 and 74 closed out, a net change of +108 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2025 was Corient Private Wealth, an estimated $274M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q4 2025 was D.E. Shaw & Co, an estimated $499M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.