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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

1,477 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.5B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 110 funds opening new positions, 654 increasing their positions, 471 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

124% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 110 | Existing positions closed: 49

39% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 654 | Existing positions reduced: 471

19% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $57.5M | Put options by funds: $48.5M

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $23.7B → $25.5B (+$1.82B)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,4401,477 (+37)

1.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.01%42.76% (-1.2%)

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 216209 (-7)

Holders
1,477
Holders Change
+37
Holders Change %
+2.57%
% of All Funds
25.71%
Holding in Top 10
209
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.24%
% of All Funds
3.64%
New
110
Increased
654
Reduced
471
Closed
49
Calls
$57.5M
Puts
$48.5M
Net Calls
+$9.03M
Net Calls Change
+$2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CG
26
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$178M +$3.08M +20,063 +2%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
27
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$175M -$9.87M -64,302 -5%
Brown Advisory
28
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$165M +$524K +3,417 +0.3%
ZB
29
Zions Bancorporation
Utah
$142M +$9.71M +63,252 +7%
JIC
30
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$137M +$3.13M +20,411 +2%
TF
31
Trek Financial
Arizona
$134M +$116M +757,118 +697%
MWM
32
Modera Wealth Management
New Jersey
$127M +$4.68M +30,505 +4%
AI
33
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$116M +$97.6M +635,694 +561%
Bank of Montreal
34
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$113M +$53.9M +350,993 +92%
Mariner
35
Mariner
Kansas
$110M +$2.07M +13,483 +2%
Stifel Financial
36
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$109M +$2.58M +16,784 +2%
LNC
37
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$102M -$2.74M -17,880 -3%
BMM
38
Berkshire Money Management
Massachusetts
$102M +$6.42M +41,857 +7%
AL
39
Aspiriant LLC
California
$99.4M +$8.42M +54,846 +9%
VWM
40
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
$95M +$94.2M +613,559 New
Mercer Global Advisors
41
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$88.5M +$2.72M +17,693 +3%
William Blair & Company
42
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$87.5M -$4.91M -32,021 -5%
Goldman Sachs
43
Goldman Sachs
New York
$87.2M +$2.3M +14,992 +3%
GT
44
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$83.3M -$246K -1,606 -0.3%
Fifth Third Bancorp
45
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$82.1M -$4.78M -31,175 -6%
Two Sigma Advisers
46
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$80M +$798K +5,200 +1%
CCWA
47
CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
$78.4M +$9.17M +59,720 +13%
SFO
48
Stokes Family Office
Louisiana
$77.6M -$5.04M -32,861 -6%
MML Investors Services
49
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$76.8M +$3.54M +23,036 +5%
PAG
50
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$75.4M +$3.01M +19,610 +4%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

1,477 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $25.5B — up 7.7% from $23.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 110 funds opened new VIG positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 61 holders — while 654 added to existing stakes and 471 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Trek Financial, adding an estimated $116M. The largest seller was Financial Perspectives, cutting an estimated $857M.

  • 1,477 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q2 2021, up from 1,440 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $25.5B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q2 2021, up 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 110 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 49 closed out, a net change of +61 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was Trek Financial, an estimated $116M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q2 2021 was Financial Perspectives, an estimated $857M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.