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Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

707 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.1B invested in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 301 increasing their positions, 255 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 301 | Existing positions reduced: 255

12% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 49

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 713707 (-6)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.4B → $13.1B (-$305M)

1.32% less ownership

Funds ownership: 55.14%53.81% (-1.3%)

6% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 106100 (-6)

Holders
707
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-0.84%
% of All Funds
15.36%
Holding in Top 10
100
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5.66%
% of All Funds
2.17%
New
55
Increased
301
Reduced
255
Closed
49
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
$4.3B +$123M +1,539,542 +3%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$946M -$81M -1,014,576 -8%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$736M +$5.12M +64,131 +0.7%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$380M -$9.45M -118,360 -2%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$326M -$115M -1,446,721 -26%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$302M +$22.9M +286,531 +8%
Envestnet Asset Management
7
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$292M -$1.91M -23,936 -0.7%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$262M +$18.2M +228,459 +8%
RIG
9
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$212M -$5.24M -65,679 -2%
TAIM
10
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$193M +$2.07M +25,878 +1%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$171M -$2.91M -36,393 -2%
MIH
12
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$122M +$12.6M +157,883 +12%
EWM
13
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$116M +$4.31M +54,035 +4%
HCC
14
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$107M
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$99M +$1.64M +20,586 +2%
Stifel Financial
16
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$84.5M -$20.2M -253,570 -19%
RJA
17
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$78.3M -$2.76M -34,608 -3%
GI
18
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$77.6M -$1.22M -15,288 -2%
PO
19
Private Ocean
California
$73.5M +$2.75M +34,510 +4%
Baird Financial Group
20
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$71.4M -$330K -4,135 -0.5%
BS
21
Banco Santander
Spain
$69M +$20.6M +257,862 +43%
UBS AM
22
UBS AM
Illinois
$64.6M +$21.9M +274,097 +52%
KeyBank National Association
23
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$61.2M +$826K +10,351 +1%
Mercer Global Advisors
24
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$59.6M +$15.3M +192,097 +35%
CIA
25
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$58.4M +$5.62M +70,462 +11%

VCSH Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

707 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $13.1B — down 2.3% from $13.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new VCSH positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 301 added to existing stakes and 255 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $123M. The largest seller was Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings, cutting an estimated $290M.

  • 707 institutional investors held Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) as of Q2 2019, down from 713 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $13.1B of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 49 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $123M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings, an estimated $290M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.