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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

676 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.98B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 96 funds opening new positions, 260 increasing their positions, 210 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

269% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 96 | Existing positions closed: 26

133% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.42M | Put options by funds: $4.03M

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 260 | Existing positions reduced: 210

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 616676 (+60)

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7580 (+5)

0.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.05%35.63% (-0.43%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.05B → $7.98B (-$71.1M)

Holders
676
Holders Change
+60
Holders Change %
+9.74%
% of All Funds
16.9%
Holding in Top 10
80
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+6.67%
% of All Funds
2%
New
96
Increased
260
Reduced
210
Closed
26
Calls
$9.42M
Puts
$4.03M
Net Calls
+$5.38M
Net Calls Change
-$1.38M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FT
351
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$781K +$30.4K +362 +4%
NL
352
NWAM LLC
Washington
$780K +$23.5K +280 +3%
ACS
353
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$769K +$104K +1,235 +16%
LPIC
354
LeJeune Puetz Investment Counsel
Michigan
$767K +$758K +9,010 New
BFA
355
Benedict Financial Advisors
Georgia
$762K -$6.89K -82 -0.9%
VV
356
Verity & Verity
South Carolina
$756K +$24.5K +291 +3%
GW
357
GW & Wade
Massachusetts
$754K +$745K +8,858 New
IIC
358
Ironwood Investment Counsel
Arizona
$750K
PAS
359
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$740K +$45.2K +538 +7%
SFG
360
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$733K +$447K +5,320 +162%
ACP
361
Arcus Capital Partners
Georgia
$728K -$7.57K -90 -1%
KIA
362
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$722K +$7.57K +90 +1%
CIBC World Market
363
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$713K +$703K +8,366 New
Cetera Investment Advisers
364
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$711K +$41.6K +495 +6%
VFA
365
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$711K +$92.5K +1,100 +15%
IWMPD
366
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$709K +$127K +1,506 +22%
AAS
367
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$708K +$7.9K +94 +1%
CCT
368
Capital City Trust
Florida
$703K
AWA
369
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$702K +$71K +844 +11%
RI
370
Ridgewood Investments
New Jersey
$701K +$692K +8,233 New
CONA
371
Capital One National Association
New York
$700K -$174K -2,070 -20%
LNWWM
372
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
$694K +$84 +1 +0%
QCMC
373
Quantum Capital Management (California)
California
$693K -$34.6K -411 -5%
WA
374
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$688K -$615K -7,312 -48%
HL
375
HeadInvest LLC
Maine
$687K +$124K +1,478 +22%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

676 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $7.98B — down 0.88% from $8.05B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 96 funds opened new VIG positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 70 holders — while 260 added to existing stakes and 210 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $51.1M. The largest seller was Windhaven Investment Management, cutting an estimated $436M.

  • 676 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q4 2016, up from 616 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $7.98B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 0.88% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 96 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 26 closed out, a net change of +70 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, an estimated $51.1M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Windhaven Investment Management, an estimated $436M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.