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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG

616 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.05B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 244 increasing their positions, 225 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

169% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.8M | Put options by funds: $3.99M

132% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 19

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 598 → 616 (+18)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 244 | Existing positions reduced: 225

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.72B → $8.05B (+$335M)

0.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.1% → 36.05% (-0.04%)

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 77 → 75 (-2)

Holders
616
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+3.01%
% of All Funds
16.44%
Holding in Top 10
75
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-2.6%
% of All Funds
2%
New
44
Increased
244
Reduced
225
Closed
19
Calls
$10.8M
Puts
$3.99M
Net Calls
+$6.76M
Net Calls Change
-$6.62M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$147M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$66M
3
W
Wealthfront
California
+$24.1M
4
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$17.3M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$16M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
-$47.2M
2
PAS
Park Avenue Securities
New York
-$38.6M
3
DT
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
-$25.6M
4
JMPWA
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
-$11.7M
5
JFA
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
-$9.24M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VWM
426
Vector Wealth Management
Minnesota
$401K – – –
PWM
427
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$392K +$277K +3,271 +234%
SEIA
428
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
$386K -$84.2K -993 -18%
FWM
429
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$386K -$7.54K -89 -2%
CB
430
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$384K -$34.7K -409 -8%
SNT
431
Security National Trust
West Virginia
$371K -$8.48K -100 -2%
DW
432
Domani Wealth
Pennsylvania
$371K +$85.7K +1,011 +30%
FTUS
433
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$364K +$368K +4,338 New
AWP
434
Ascent Wealth Partners
New York
$363K +$55.9K +660 +18%
DBT
435
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$362K +$9.58K +113 +3%
ACP
436
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$359K -$339 -4 -0.1%
PWW
437
Pettyjohn Wood & White
Virginia
$357K -$7.54M -88,928 -95%
UAS
438
United Asset Strategies
New York
$356K +$14.4K +170 +4%
KC
439
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
$351K -$78.9K -931 -18%
SB
440
Simmons Bank
Arkansas
$349K +$353K +4,164 New
DE
441
Day & Ennis
Georgia
$343K +$424 +5 +0.1%
Neuberger Berman Group
442
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$342K +$59.3K +700 +21%
SAM
443
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$336K -$178K -2,096 -34%
PFS
444
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$333K -$3.98K -47 -1%
OWM
445
Orgel Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$331K – – –
BG
446
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$329K +$13.2K +156 +4%
BCM
447
Boltwood Capital Management
California
$328K – – –
OSNBOA
448
Old Second National Bank of Aurora
Illinois
$328K +$159K +1,875 +92%
FWP
449
Fiduciary Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$327K +$1.1K +13 +0.3%
TIM
450
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$326K – – –
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18
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VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

616 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $8.05B — up 4.3% from $7.72B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new VIG positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 244 added to existing stakes and 225 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Windhaven Investment Management, adding an estimated $147M. The largest seller was Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $47.2M sold.

  • 616 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q3 2016, up from 598 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $8.05B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 19 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Windhaven Investment Management, an estimated $147M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, an estimated $47.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.