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Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

713 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.4B invested in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 79 funds opening new positions, 296 increasing their positions, 253 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 51

30% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.3B → $13.4B (+$3.11B)

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 296 | Existing positions reduced: 253

5.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.04%55.14% (+5.1%)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 695713 (+18)

1% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 107106 (-1)

Holders
713
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+2.59%
% of All Funds
15.43%
Holding in Top 10
106
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-0.93%
% of All Funds
2.29%
New
79
Increased
296
Reduced
253
Closed
51
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
$4.13B +$3.21B +40,726,644 +370%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$1.02B +$1.28M +16,283 +0.1%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$723M -$37.1M -470,892 -5%
Ameriprise
4
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$438M -$131M -1,662,059 -23%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
5
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$385M +$9.13M +115,831 +2%
MIFH
6
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$311M +$47.9M +607,130 +18%
Envestnet Asset Management
7
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$291M +$32.5M +412,845 +13%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$275M +$4.86M +61,718 +2%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$241M -$10.6M -134,998 -4%
RIG
10
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$215M +$8.56M +108,582 +4%
TAIM
11
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$189M -$1.23M -15,668 -0.7%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$172M -$276K -3,506 -0.2%
EWM
13
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$111M +$3.2M +40,541 +3%
HCC
14
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$110M
BlackRock
15
BlackRock
New York
$110M +$1.66K +21 +0%
MIH
16
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$108M +$37.7M +478,396 +55%
Stifel Financial
17
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$104M +$9.41M +119,394 +10%
JP Morgan Chase
18
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$97.5M -$160M -2,026,861 -62%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$96.3M +$1.32M +16,708 +1%
RJFSA
20
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$80.9M +$11.7M +148,792 +17%
RJA
21
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$80.2M +$1.08M +13,728 +1%
GI
22
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$78M -$23.7M -300,436 -24%
Jane Street
23
Jane Street
New York
$75.2M -$8.43M -106,918 -10%
Baird Financial Group
24
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$70.9M +$4.24M +53,776 +6%
PO
25
Private Ocean
California
$69.9M +$12.3M +155,542 +22%

VCSH Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

713 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $13.4B — up 30% from $10.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 79 funds opened new VCSH positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 296 added to existing stakes and 253 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $3.21B. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $160M.

  • 713 institutional investors held Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) as of Q1 2019, up from 695 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $13.4B of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 79 funds opened new Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 51 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $3.21B added.
  • The largest Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $160M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.