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VPLS

Vanguard Core Plus Bond ETF
VPLS

101 hedge funds and large institutions have $373M invested in Vanguard Core Plus Bond ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

213% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 8

182% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 17

59% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $235M → $373M (+$138M)

40% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 7 (+2)

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 86 → 101 (+15)

9.16% more ownership

Funds ownership: 41.58% → 50.74% (+9.2%)

Holders
101
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+17.44%
% of All Funds
1.33%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+40%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
25
Increased
48
Reduced
17
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
WAM
WNY Asset Management
New York
+$36.7M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$24.5M
3
SF
Summit Financial
New Jersey
+$17.4M
4
FCFC
First Commonwealth Financial Corp
Pennsylvania
+$11.9M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$7.6M

Top Sellers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$9.02M
2
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
-$5.93M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$3M
4
SOS
Silver Oak Securities
Tennessee
-$517K
5
LMKC
L.M. Kohn & Company
Ohio
-$443K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Creative Planning
76
Creative Planning
Kansas
$286K +$545 +7 +0.2%
BCA
77
Bay Colony Advisors
Massachusetts
$267K +$27.9K +358 +12%
PFG
78
Pinnacle Financial Group
Illinois
$264K – – –
FIC
79
Family Investment Center
Missouri
$258K -$16.2K -208 -6%
PMG
80
Private Management Group
California
$251K +$249K +3,194 New
IA
81
IFP Advisors
Florida
$250K +$158K +2,036 +179%
MG
82
Mather Group
Illinois
$250K -$3.97K -51 -2%
RGC
83
Roberts, Glore & Co
Illinois
$247K +$244K +3,135 New
CP
84
Capital Planning
Washington
$221K – – –
MAM
85
Mainsail Asset Management
Alabama
$220K +$218K +2,800 New
FSWA
86
Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors
Texas
$211K +$4.05K +52 +2%
AWM
87
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$204K – – –
AWM
88
Accredited Wealth Management
Kentucky
$155K +$596K +7,651 +900%
PA
89
Parallel Advisors
California
$117K +$116K +1,488 New
CIBC Private Wealth Group
90
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$104K +$103K +1,321 New
UBS Group
91
UBS Group
Switzerland
$59.6K +$31.7K +407 +116%
JGCM
92
Joseph Group Capital Management
Ohio
$59.4K +$58.8K +756 New
FPF
93
First Pacific Financial
Washington
$51.1K +$156 +2 +0.3%
PS
94
Principal Securities
Iowa
$50.5K +$856 +11 +2%
GWM
95
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$29.5K +$29.2K +375 New
MWA
96
Medallion Wealth Advisors
Connecticut
$22K – – –
HI
97
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$16.7K +$12.6K +162 +324%
Comerica Bank
98
Comerica Bank
Texas
$13.9K – – –
MLA
99
MB, Levis & Associates
Pennsylvania
$8.48K +$78 +1 +0.9%
Morgan Stanley
100
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.15K -$19.5K -251 -86%
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VPLS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

101 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Core Plus Bond ETF (VPLS) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $373M — up 59% from $235M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new VPLS positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was WNY Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $36.7M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.02M sold.

  • 101 institutional investors held Vanguard Core Plus Bond ETF (VPLS) as of Q3 2025, up from 86 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $373M of Vanguard Core Plus Bond ETF stock for Q3 2025, up 59% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Vanguard Core Plus Bond ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 8 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Core Plus Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was WNY Asset Management, an estimated $36.7M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Core Plus Bond ETF seller in Q3 2025 was Jane Street, an estimated $9.02M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.