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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

348 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.57B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 167 increasing their positions, 90 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

188% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 16

86% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 167 | Existing positions reduced: 90

84% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.01M | Put options by funds: $2.73M

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5864 (+6)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 318348 (+30)

1.29% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.03%34.74% (-1.3%)

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.68B → $4.57B (-$1.11B)

Holders
348
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+9.43%
% of All Funds
11.28%
Holding in Top 10
64
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10.34%
% of All Funds
2.08%
New
46
Increased
167
Reduced
90
Closed
16
Calls
$5.01M
Puts
$2.73M
Net Calls
+$2.28M
Net Calls Change
-$2.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CIC
276
Carnegie Investment Counsel
Ohio
$305K -$79.4K -1,147 -21%
PAS
277
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$305K +$83.2K +1,202 +38%
FSC
278
Fiduciary Services Corp
Georgia
$298K +$70.4K +1,017 +31%
DBT
279
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$292K
BB
280
Busey Bank
Illinois
$290K +$12.1K +175 +4%
KIA
281
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$284K +$9.06K +131 +3%
BP
282
Banyan Partners
Florida
$283K +$282K +4,072 New
BBPWM
283
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$281K -$17.3K -250 -6%
MHIC
284
Marble Harbor Investment Counsel
Massachusetts
$277K +$16.6K +240 +6%
BBHC
285
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$275K +$273K +3,951 New
LWCFA
286
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$268K +$109K +1,575 +69%
TFA
287
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$265K +$28.1K +406 +12%
SAM
288
Smithbridge Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$265K +$38.1K +550 +17%
CB
289
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$264K +$4.36K +63 +2%
WA
290
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$261K +$259K +3,749 New
AT
291
Arden Trust
Delaware
$254K +$253K +3,656 New
WF
292
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$251K
HCM
293
Hengehold Capital Management
Ohio
$243K
LA
294
Lau Associates
Delaware
$241K +$761 +11 +0.3%
BA
295
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$239K +$238K +3,440 New
Nomura Holdings
296
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$237K -$6.92K -100 -3%
RFC
297
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$232K +$9.48K +137 +4%
RMCM
298
Reynders McVeigh Capital Management
Massachusetts
$231K +$229K +3,313 New
PWM
299
ParenteBeard Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$228K +$1.38K +20 +0.6%
GLA
300
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$220K +$218K +3,156 New

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

348 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $4.57B — down 19% from $5.68B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new VIG positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 167 added to existing stakes and 90 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $71.3M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $80M.

  • 348 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q3 2013, up from 318 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $4.57B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 46 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 16 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Bank of America, an estimated $71.3M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $80M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.