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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

1,162 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.1B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 93 funds opening new positions, 474 increasing their positions, 427 reducing their positions, and 100 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

108% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $26.1M | Put options by funds: $12.5M

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 474 | Existing positions reduced: 427

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 161173 (+12)

0.75% less ownership

Funds ownership: 43.4%42.65% (-0.75%)

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 100

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,1871,162 (-25)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $17.2B → $15.1B (-$2.03B)

Holders
1,162
Holders Change
-25
Holders Change %
-2.11%
% of All Funds
25.61%
Holding in Top 10
173
Holding in Top 10 Change
+12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.45%
% of All Funds
3.81%
New
93
Increased
474
Reduced
427
Closed
100
Calls
$26.1M
Puts
$12.5M
Net Calls
+$13.6M
Net Calls Change
+$2.37M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ZB
26
Zions Bancorporation
Utah
$101M +$11.9M +99,524 +11%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
27
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$98.3M +$14.1M +117,986 +14%
CG
28
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$95.3M +$86.4M +723,891 +366%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
29
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$90.7M -$1.85M -15,497 -2%
Brown Advisory
30
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$71.5M +$2.91M +24,397 +4%
SF
31
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$70.5M +$36.7M +307,306 +82%
Fifth Third Bancorp
32
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$69M -$162K -1,358 -0.2%
JIC
33
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$68.1M +$2.37M +19,878 +3%
CMO
34
Covenant Multifamily Offices
Texas
$68M +$25.5M +213,289 +48%
GT
35
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$66.1M
Goldman Sachs
36
Goldman Sachs
New York
$60.7M -$14.2M -118,671 -17%
LNC
37
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$59.4M -$644K -5,394 -0.9%
Stifel Financial
38
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$57M -$344K -2,881 -0.5%
SFO
39
Stokes Family Office
Louisiana
$56.3M +$2.97M +24,911 +5%
MML Investors Services
40
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$55.4M -$4.96M -41,575 -7%
Mariner
41
Mariner
Kansas
$53.9M +$7.06M +59,154 +13%
AL
42
Aspiriant LLC
California
$52.5M +$5.43M +45,490 +10%
Mercer Global Advisors
43
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$52.3M -$551K -4,615 -0.9%
Two Sigma Advisers
44
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$49.1M +$22.4M +187,400 +65%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
45
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$47.5M -$6.67M -55,929 -10%
PPA
46
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$44.7M +$48.6M +407,383 +1,626%
PCMC
47
Paragon Capital Management (Colorado)
Colorado
$43.9M -$426K -3,574 -0.8%
PAG
48
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$42.6M +$2.49M +20,865 +5%
RWP
49
RWA Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$42.5M +$22.2M +186,323 +83%
RPGK
50
Retirement Planning Group (Kansas)
Kansas
$42M +$7.41M +62,118 +18%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

1,162 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $15.1B — down 12% from $17.2B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 100 funds closed out of VIG and 93 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 427 trimmed existing stakes and 474 added.

The largest buyer was Truist Financial, adding an estimated $336M. The largest seller was Johanson Financial Advisors, cutting an estimated $1.07B.

  • 1,162 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q1 2020, down from 1,187 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $15.1B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 93 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 100 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Truist Financial, an estimated $336M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Johanson Financial Advisors, an estimated $1.07B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.