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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
21.96%
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
SAM
551
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$705K
CGL
552
Clarius Group LLC
Washington
$704K
LP
553
LGL Partners
Pennsylvania
$700K -$44.5K -427 -6%
EFS
554
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$697K +$336K +3,219 +83%
GAM
555
Gould Asset Management
California
$694K +$168K +1,615 +29%
RSWM
556
Robertson Stephens Wealth Management
California
$691K +$735K +7,052 New
JIP
557
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$688K +$492K +4,717 +204%
LPIC
558
LeJeune Puetz Investment Counsel
Michigan
$676K
SFSIG
559
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$675K +$91.2K +875 +15%
MLL
560
Moody Lynn & Lieberson
Massachusetts
$670K -$31.3K -300 -4%
WS
561
Wedbush Securities
California
$668K +$156K +1,498 +28%
GHA
562
GW Henssler & Associates
Georgia
$667K -$153K -1,471 -18%
MWM
563
Meridian Wealth Management
Kentucky
$667K +$62.6K +600 +10%
MIM
564
Miller Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$663K
PCM
565
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$662K +$1.25K +12 +0.2%
BJL
566
Brighton Jones LLC
Washington
$659K -$36.8K -353 -5%
SC
567
Stratford Consulting
Texas
$659K -$18.7K -179 -3%
PCMC
568
Private Capital Management (Colorado)
Colorado
$659K +$702K +6,732 New
CB
569
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$653K -$163K -1,563 -19%
PWM
570
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$651K -$438K -4,201 -40%
POIA
571
Pin Oak Investment Advisors
Texas
$649K
TL
572
TrueWealth LLC
Georgia
$646K
LIC
573
Lodestar Investment Counsel
Illinois
$642K -$357K -3,425 -34%
FIM
574
Frontier Investment Management
Texas
$640K -$137K -1,316 -17%
WDL
575
Well Done LLC
Michigan
$639K +$73.5K +705 +12%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

986 of the 4,489 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.