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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
21.97%
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
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
26
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$73M +$5.69M +54,539 +8%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
27
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$71.9M +$13.1M +125,801 +21%
LTFS
28
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$70.9M +$5.5M +52,745 +8%
Brown Advisory
29
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$63.2M -$1.21M -11,606 -2%
MML Investors Services
30
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$60.1M +$4.91M +47,084 +8%
JIC
31
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$54.3M +$6.13M +58,777 +12%
Fifth Third Bancorp
32
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$51.7M +$8.29M +79,523 +18%
LNC
33
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$50.2M +$753K +7,218 +1%
BMM
34
Berkshire Money Management
Massachusetts
$45.5M +$13.8M +132,497 +40%
CFA
35
Capstone Financial Advisors
Illinois
$43.5M -$6.49M -62,193 -12%
AG
36
Advisor Group
Arizona
$43.3M +$6.18M +59,247 +15%
PCMC
37
Paragon Capital Management (Colorado)
Colorado
$43.2M +$46M +440,840 New
PA
38
Planning Alternatives
Michigan
$42M -$3.58M -34,354 -7%
AL
39
Aspiriant LLC
California
$41.6M +$1.84M +17,612 +4%
SFSG
40
Stearns Financial Services Group
North Carolina
$38.8M +$1.58M +15,124 +4%
SF
41
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$38.5M +$6.24M +59,824 +18%
BTS
42
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$38.5M +$7.16M +68,676 +21%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
43
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$37.3M +$831K +7,966 +2%
PI
44
PFS Investments
Georgia
$37.2M -$15.6M -149,268 -29%
Mariner
45
Mariner
Kansas
$35.3M +$2.54M +24,389 +7%
VM
46
VPR Management
Texas
$33.3M -$2.12M -20,300 -6%
SFS
47
Strategic Financial Services
New York
$33.2M +$2.46M +23,603 +7%
DC
48
Derby & Company
Massachusetts
$32.6M +$2.13M +20,430 +7%
RPGK
49
Retirement Planning Group (Kansas)
Kansas
$32.1M -$5.99M -57,397 -15%
CMO
50
Covenant Multifamily Offices
Texas
$29.7M +$31.6M +303,200 New

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

986 of the 4,488 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.