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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

462 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.94B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 187 increasing their positions, 156 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

147% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.58M | Put options by funds: $2.26M

70% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 23

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 187 | Existing positions reduced: 156

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 449462 (+13)

0.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.04%35.91% (-0.13%)

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7270 (-2)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.35B → $6.94B (-$416M)

Holders
462
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+2.9%
% of All Funds
13.4%
Holding in Top 10
70
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-2.78%
% of All Funds
2.03%
New
39
Increased
187
Reduced
156
Closed
23
Calls
$5.58M
Puts
$2.26M
Net Calls
+$3.32M
Net Calls Change
+$1.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LTFS
26
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$40.4M +$1.09M +14,029 +3%
Brown Advisory
27
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$39.6M -$106K -1,365 -0.3%
Fifth Third Bancorp
28
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$39.6M -$510K -6,572 -1%
PCMC
29
Paragon Capital Management (Colorado)
Colorado
$38.9M -$584K -7,536 -1%
M&T Bank
30
M&T Bank
New York
$38M +$37.4M +482,070 +4,163%
William Blair & Company
31
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$37.3M +$636K +8,197 +2%
CAN
32
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$36.4M -$1.83M -23,634 -5%
JIC
33
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$32.6M +$1.33M +17,091 +4%
SFSG
34
Stearns Financial Services Group
North Carolina
$30.9M +$352K +4,542 +1%
PA
35
Planning Alternatives
Michigan
$29.8M +$125K +1,613 +0.4%
BP
36
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$29M -$1.56M -20,142 -5%
PMG
37
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$25.9M +$262K +3,373 +1%
CS
38
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$25.5M +$19.6M +252,575 +323%
CHFS
39
Cobble Hill Financial Services
New Jersey
$25.4M -$3.02M -39,000 -11%
BTS
40
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$25.3M -$56.9K -734 -2%
HP
41
HT Partners
Connecticut
$24.7M -$3.9M -50,342 -13%
SIM
42
Sigma Investment Management
Oregon
$23.3M -$130K -1,680 -0.6%
CAG
43
Crestwood Advisors Group
Massachusetts
$22.9M -$578K -7,448 -2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
44
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$22.6M +$1.75M +22,506 +8%
Ameriprise
45
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$22.5M +$2.42M +31,176 +12%
EGA
46
E&G Advisors
Texas
$22.3M -$240K -3,090 -1%
JC
47
JBF Capital
Colorado
$21.6M
JFA
48
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$21.3M +$94.9K +1,224 +0.4%
BMM
49
Berkshire Money Management
Massachusetts
$21.3M +$5.62M +72,465 +35%
BO
50
BRR OpCo
Ohio
$20.7M +$219K +2,823 +1%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

462 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $6.94B — down 5.7% from $7.35B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new VIG positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 187 added to existing stakes and 156 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors, adding an estimated $49M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $82.6M.

  • 462 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q3 2014, up from 449 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $6.94B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q3 2014, down 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 23 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors, an estimated $49M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $82.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.