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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
AT
1051
Arden Trust
Delaware
$498K -$53.9K -351 -10%
FNWM
1052
Financial Network Wealth Management
Utah
$497K
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
1053
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$496K -$27K -176 -5%
IWP
1054
Icon Wealth Partners
Texas
$495K
GC
1055
Gratus Capital
Georgia
$495K +$182K +1,188 +59%
SFG
1056
Sowa Financial Group
Rhode Island
$493K -$2.92K -19 -0.6%
KFP
1057
KMG Fiduciary Partners
Ohio
$492K +$488K +3,177 New
VFA
1058
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$489K -$5.68M -37,020 -92%
AWE
1059
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
$487K -$316K -2,061 -40%
DWM
1060
Destination Wealth Management
California
$487K +$223K +1,456 +86%
CRWM
1061
Castle Rock Wealth Management
California
$486K +$921 +6 +0.2%
WA
1062
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$486K +$155K +1,007 +51%
TWM
1063
Titus Wealth Management
California
$484K +$229K +1,495 +92%
Financial Engines Advisors
1064
Financial Engines Advisors
California
$483K +$106K +691 +28%
IAA
1065
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$482K -$13.5K -88 -3%
FWM
1066
FFT Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$478K +$474K +3,090 New
MKA
1067
M. Kulyk & Associates
Georgia
$477K
MWM
1068
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$475K -$15.3K -100 -3%
LPT
1069
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$475K -$5.83K -38 -1%
B
1070
Bailard
California
$472K
FWM
1071
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$472K +$47.4K +309 +11%
CAMG
1072
CWA Asset Management Group
Florida
$467K +$30.7K +200 +7%
RTS
1073
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$466K
LNWTC
1074
Laird Norton Wetherby Trust Company
Washington
$464K +$3.68K +24 +0.8%
MWM
1075
Madison Wealth Management
Ohio
$463K +$8.6K +56 +2%

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.