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Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

581 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.59B invested in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 304 increasing their positions, 139 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

119% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 304 | Existing positions reduced: 139

107% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 27

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.7B → $9.59B (+$888M)

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9397 (+4)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 558581 (+23)

0.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44.49%44.75% (+0.26%)

Holders
581
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+4.12%
% of All Funds
14.49%
Holding in Top 10
97
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.3%
% of All Funds
2.42%
New
56
Increased
304
Reduced
139
Closed
27
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
$1.08B +$205M +2,562,133 +23%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$817M +$51.4M +641,321 +7%
Ameriprise
3
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$789M +$117M +1,456,588 +17%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$787M +$14.2M +177,526 +2%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
5
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$382M -$8.94M -111,521 -2%
RIG
6
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$292M +$2.95M +36,845 +1%
USAA
7
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$290M +$47M +585,900 +19%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$268M +$14.2M +177,457 +6%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$153M +$14.4M +179,386 +10%
GI
10
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$135M +$19.6M +244,739 +17%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
11
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$119M -$7.61M -94,997 -6%
BlackRock
12
BlackRock
New York
$117M -$481 -6 -0%
TAIM
13
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$117M +$2.4M +29,982 +2%
MIFH
14
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$107M +$10.7M +134,030 +11%
Bank of Montreal
15
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$102M -$14.8M -184,667 -13%
Envestnet Asset Management
16
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$94.7M +$14.1M +175,850 +17%
Franklin Resources
17
Franklin Resources
California
$90.9M +$693K +8,651 +0.8%
CA
18
Cambridge Associates
Massachusetts
$89.9M
EWM
19
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$89.5M +$2.12M +26,395 +2%
ACA
20
Anchor Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$87.5M -$983K -12,264 -1%
RJA
21
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$80.2M +$71.6K +893 +0.1%
HCC
22
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$80.1M
AssetMark Inc
23
AssetMark Inc
California
$75.7M +$11.4M +142,257 +18%
SR
24
Swiss Re
Switzerland
$75.1M
MIH
25
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$69.3M +$15.5M +193,978 +29%

VCSH Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

581 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $9.59B — up 10% from $8.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new VCSH positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 304 added to existing stakes and 139 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $205M. The largest seller was IndexIQ Advisors, cutting an estimated $113M.

  • 581 institutional investors held Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) as of Q3 2017, up from 558 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $9.59B of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 56 funds opened new Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 27 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $205M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q3 2017 was IndexIQ Advisors, an estimated $113M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.