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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

1,028 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.8B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 448 increasing their positions, 327 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

605% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $21.2M | Put options by funds: $3.01M

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 44

37% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 448 | Existing positions reduced: 327

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 124137 (+13)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.7B → $13.8B (+$1.1B)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,0241,028 (+4)

0.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.01%39.1% (+0.09%)

Holders
1,028
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+0.39%
% of All Funds
22.33%
Holding in Top 10
137
Holding in Top 10 Change
+13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10.48%
% of All Funds
2.98%
New
64
Increased
448
Reduced
327
Closed
44
Calls
$21.2M
Puts
$3.01M
Net Calls
+$18.2M
Net Calls Change
+$2.21M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
26
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$87.3M +$2.27M +20,275 +3%
S
27
SignatureFD
Georgia
$86.2M +$6.46M +57,587 +8%
LTFS
28
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$80M -$2.27M -20,254 -3%
MML Investors Services
29
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$75.4M +$2.29M +20,400 +3%
Brown Advisory
30
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$75.4M +$428K +3,817 +0.6%
AI
31
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$73.5M +$19.4M +172,770 +37%
BMM
32
Berkshire Money Management
Massachusetts
$66.3M +$606K +5,405 +0.9%
JIC
33
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$64.9M +$2.86M +25,514 +5%
Goldman Sachs
34
Goldman Sachs
New York
$64.2M -$47.7M -425,315 -43%
LNC
35
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$62.8M +$671K +5,982 +1%
Mercer Global Advisors
36
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$61.5M +$4.94M +44,015 +9%
AG
37
Advisor Group
Arizona
$58.2M +$3.24M +28,853 +6%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
38
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$56M +$1.28M +11,420 +2%
BTS
39
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$51.7M +$5.32M +47,450 +12%
AL
40
Aspiriant LLC
California
$51.3M +$1.24M +11,043 +3%
TF
41
Trek Financial
Arizona
$50.8M -$6.35M -56,576 -11%
Mariner
42
Mariner
Kansas
$50.6M +$7.44M +66,373 +18%
PCMC
43
Paragon Capital Management (Colorado)
Colorado
$49.8M -$925K -8,244 -2%
PI
44
PFS Investments
Georgia
$48.2M -$562K -5,006 -1%
Stifel Financial
45
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$47.9M +$12.1M +107,920 +35%
SFSG
46
Stearns Financial Services Group
North Carolina
$46.9M +$921K +8,210 +2%
CFA
47
Capstone Financial Advisors
Illinois
$45.2M -$1.93M -17,170 -4%
FIA
48
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
$43.5M +$41.6M +370,888 New
CMO
49
Covenant Multifamily Offices
Texas
$42.6M +$5.99M +53,423 +17%
SF
50
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$42.1M +$296K +2,639 +0.7%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

1,028 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $13.8B — up 8.7% from $12.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 64 funds opened new VIG positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 448 added to existing stakes and 327 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Montreal, adding an estimated $157M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $47.7M.

  • 1,028 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q2 2019, up from 1,024 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $13.8B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 64 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 44 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $157M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $47.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.