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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

986 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.6B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 154 funds opening new positions, 401 increasing their positions, 278 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $17M | Put options by funds: $6.38M

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 154 | Existing positions closed: 70

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 401 | Existing positions reduced: 278

27% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 99126 (+27)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 911986 (+75)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.2B → $11.6B (+$400M)

0.99% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.46%40.45% (+0.99%)

Holders
986
Holders Change
+75
Holders Change %
+8.23%
% of All Funds
21.96%
Holding in Top 10
126
Holding in Top 10 Change
+27
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+27.27%
% of All Funds
2.81%
New
154
Increased
401
Reduced
278
Closed
70
Calls
$17M
Puts
$6.38M
Net Calls
+$10.6M
Net Calls Change
-$1.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FCI
451
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
$1.05M +$499K +4,784 +81%
CWAG
452
Compton Wealth Advisory Group
Virginia
$1.04M +$1.11M +10,671 New
HFA
453
Huber Financial Advisors
Illinois
$1.04M -$499K -4,789 -31%
JCM
454
Jag Capital Management
Missouri
$1.04M -$13.7K -131 -1%
PMFA
455
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$1.04M +$52.1K +500 +5%
SBH
456
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$1.04M +$334K +3,202 +43%
WJA
457
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$1.03M
RIA
458
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$1.02M -$29.1K -279 -3%
FNBT
459
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$1.02M +$88.9K +852 +9%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
460
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$1.01M -$2.52M -24,140 -70%
DDC
461
DF Dent & Co
Maryland
$1.01M +$80.8K +775 +8%
RWA
462
Ropes Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.01M -$403K -3,861 -27%
APW
463
Acima Private Wealth
Virginia
$1M +$1.07M +10,225 New
CWS
464
Cypress Wealth Services
California
$998K +$1.56K +15 +0.1%
GC
465
Grimes & Company
Massachusetts
$986K +$3.02K +29 +0.3%
DWT
466
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$983K
PB
467
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$982K +$1.05M +10,028 New
LCS
468
Levin Capital Strategies
New York
$979K
HFA
469
Hoover Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$979K +$1.04M +9,999 New
SCM
470
Southport Capital Management
Tennessee
$974K +$173K +1,663 +20%
RMCM
471
Reynders McVeigh Capital Management
Massachusetts
$972K +$255K +2,442 +33%
WIA
472
Wealthstreet Investment Advisors
Texas
$971K +$10.9K +105 +1%
CNB
473
Camden National Bank
Maine
$964K +$9.39K +90 +0.9%
MCM
474
Maxim Capital Management
California
$957K +$1.02M +9,772 New
HT
475
Heritage Trust
Oklahoma
$953K +$673K +6,455 +197%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

986 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $11.6B — up 3.6% from $11.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 154 funds opened new VIG positions and 70 closed out — a net gain of 84 holders — while 401 added to existing stakes and 278 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $568M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $964M.

  • 986 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q4 2018, up from 911 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $11.6B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 154 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 70 closed out, a net change of +84 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $568M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $964M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.