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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
MSWMA
151
Market Street Wealth Management Advisors
Indiana
$22.5M +$945K +11,840 +4%
SWA
152
ShankerValleau Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$22.5M +$1.22M +15,263 +6%
BPA
153
Beacon Pointe Advisors
California
$22.5M -$303K -3,791 -1%
MCA
154
Maryland Capital Advisors
Maryland
$22.4M -$83.7K -1,049 -0.4%
WA
155
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$21.8M +$1.47M +18,483 +7%
TNBTD
156
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$21.7M +$473K +5,933 +2%
RWM
157
Rialto Wealth Management
New York
$21.4M +$2.52M +31,629 +13%
WMG
158
WESCAP Management Group
California
$21.3M +$3.67M +45,956 +21%
KL
159
KWMG LLC
Kansas
$20.9M +$723K +9,060 +4%
BMC
160
Bear Mountain Capital
Washington
$20.8M +$118K +1,479 +0.6%
VWA
161
VSM Wealth Advisory
Maryland
$20.7M +$20.6M +258,293 +19,915%
AWMT
162
AAFMAA Wealth Management & Trust
North Carolina
$20.6M -$12.4M -155,909 -38%
UA
163
Unison Advisors
District of Columbia
$20.6M +$702K +8,792 +4%
GA
164
Greenspring Advisors
Maryland
$20.5M +$17.6M +219,967 +596%
Fisher Asset Management
165
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$20.3M -$4.07M -50,956 -17%
FNT
166
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$20.3M +$1.17M +14,653 +6%
FCM
167
Firestone Capital Management
Florida
$20.2M +$1.4M +17,580 +7%
AF
168
Alerus Financial
North Dakota
$20.2M +$20.2M +253,508 New
MTC
169
Matrix Trust Company
Colorado
$19.8M +$208K +2,604 +1%
GAM
170
Gould Asset Management
California
$19.6M +$1.94M +24,268 +11%
PWM
171
Paulson Wealth Management
Illinois
$19.6M +$2.37M +29,652 +14%
HHWM
172
Hiley Hunt Wealth Management
Nebraska
$19.4M +$2.32M +29,087 +14%
EWA
173
EverSource Wealth Advisors
Alabama
$19M +$312K +3,910 +2%
FMII
174
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$19M +$2.4M +30,100 +14%
MWM
175
Marion Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$18.9M +$723K +9,057 +4%
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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.