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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

414 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.8B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 88 funds opening new positions, 183 increasing their positions, 96 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

418% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 88 | Existing positions closed: 17

177% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.48M | Put options by funds: $1.62M

91% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 183 | Existing positions reduced: 96

49% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.57B → $6.8B (+$2.23B)

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 348414 (+66)

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6475 (+11)

1.24% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.74%35.98% (+1.2%)

Holders
414
Holders Change
+66
Holders Change %
+18.97%
% of All Funds
12.02%
Holding in Top 10
75
Holding in Top 10 Change
+11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+17.19%
% of All Funds
2.18%
New
88
Increased
183
Reduced
96
Closed
17
Calls
$4.48M
Puts
$1.62M
Net Calls
+$2.87M
Net Calls Change
+$583K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BFG
326
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$312K +$307K +4,215 New
FLPIM
327
F.L. Putnam Investment Management
Massachusetts
$310K +$300K +4,121 New
KIA
328
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$307K +$146 +2 +0%
SWM
329
Segment Wealth Management
Texas
$300K +$290K +3,983 New
BBHC
330
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$297K
SFG
331
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$297K +$63.2K +869 +28%
LWCFA
332
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$289K
CIC
333
Carnegie Investment Counsel
Ohio
$288K -$40.3K -554 -13%
TFA
334
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$287K +$437 +6 +0.2%
BA
335
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$285K +$25.5K +350 +10%
CB
336
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$280K -$5.02K -69 -2%
PWM
337
ParenteBeard Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$272K +$25.3K +348 +11%
WF
338
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$271K
PCA
339
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$268K +$259K +3,560 New
BBPWM
340
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$266K -$36.4K -500 -12%
VC
341
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$265K +$256K +3,518 New
SAM
342
Smithbridge Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$263K -$21.8K -300 -8%
LA
343
Lau Associates
Delaware
$261K +$437 +6 +0.2%
HCM
344
Hengehold Capital Management
Ohio
$260K -$1.82K -25 -0.7%
PFS
345
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$256K +$22K +302 +10%
RMCM
346
Reynders McVeigh Capital Management
Massachusetts
$249K
BAS
347
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$244K +$235K +3,236 New
GHA
348
GW Henssler & Associates
Georgia
$243K +$235K +3,224 New
AIM
349
Aspen Investment Management
Michigan
$241K +$21.8K +300 +10%
FAM
350
Foothills Asset Management
Arizona
$237K +$229K +3,145 New

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

414 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $6.8B — up 49% from $4.57B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 88 funds opened new VIG positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 71 holders — while 183 added to existing stakes and 96 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, adding an estimated $84.3M. The largest seller was Berkshire Money Management, cutting an estimated $24.7M.

  • 414 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q4 2013, up from 348 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $6.8B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 88 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 17 closed out, a net change of +71 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $84.3M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Berkshire Money Management, an estimated $24.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.