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Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

543 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.97B invested in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 74 funds opening new positions, 254 increasing their positions, 151 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

124% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 74 | Existing positions closed: 33

68% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 254 | Existing positions reduced: 151

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.05B → $7.97B (+$920M)

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8291 (+9)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 505543 (+38)

1.61% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44.04%45.65% (+1.6%)

Holders
543
Holders Change
+38
Holders Change %
+7.52%
% of All Funds
13.52%
Holding in Top 10
91
Holding in Top 10 Change
+9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10.98%
% of All Funds
2.27%
New
74
Increased
254
Reduced
151
Closed
33
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$814M +$37M +465,374 +5%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$778M +$24M +302,217 +3%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$686M +$18.5M +233,100 +3%
Ameriprise
4
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$632M +$225M +2,830,596 +55%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
5
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$375M +$7.25M +91,147 +2%
RIG
6
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$287M +$95.3M +1,197,921 +50%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$250M +$2.71M +34,064 +1%
USAA
8
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$236M -$583K -7,328 -0.2%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$179M +$49.2M +618,223 +38%
BlackRock
10
BlackRock
New York
$116M
GI
11
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$106M +$16.1M +202,459 +18%
Bank of Montreal
12
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$98.9M +$48.6M +610,897 +97%
MIFH
13
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$96.2M +$44.2M +556,206 +85%
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$96.2M +$70.2M +882,303 +272%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
15
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$93.5M -$12.1M -152,582 -12%
CA
16
Cambridge Associates
Massachusetts
$89.5M +$89.3M +1,122,301 New
Franklin Resources
17
Franklin Resources
California
$88.9M -$11.4M -142,755 -11%
ACA
18
Anchor Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$87.1M +$86.9M +1,092,193 New
EWM
19
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$85.6M +$2.43M +30,497 +3%
Envestnet Asset Management
20
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$78.5M +$19.2M +241,505 +33%
RJA
21
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$78.1M +$14.2M +177,933 +22%
LPL Financial
22
LPL Financial
California
$61.5M +$1.14M +14,287 +2%
Baird Financial Group
23
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$54.6M -$888K -11,169 -2%
FNBTCON
24
First National Bank & Trust Co of Newtown
Pennsylvania
$49.4M +$243K +3,052 +0.5%
MIH
25
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$45.7M +$3.04M +38,228 +7%

VCSH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

543 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $7.97B — up 13% from $7.05B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 74 funds opened new VCSH positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 254 added to existing stakes and 151 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $225M. The largest seller was WBI Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $90.5M sold.

  • 543 institutional investors held Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) as of Q1 2017, up from 505 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $7.97B of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 74 funds opened new Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 33 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Ameriprise, an estimated $225M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2017 was WBI Investments, an estimated $90.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.