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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

449 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.35B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 205 increasing their positions, 129 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

132% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 22

104% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.43M | Put options by funds: $2.17M

59% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 205 | Existing positions reduced: 129

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.05B → $7.35B (+$1.3B)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 422449 (+27)

3.02% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.02%36.04% (+3%)

1% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7372 (-1)

Holders
449
Holders Change
+27
Holders Change %
+6.4%
% of All Funds
12.91%
Holding in Top 10
72
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-1.37%
% of All Funds
2.07%
New
51
Increased
205
Reduced
129
Closed
22
Calls
$4.43M
Puts
$2.17M
Net Calls
+$2.26M
Net Calls Change
-$507K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LNB
101
Ledyard National Bank
$7.17M -$419K -5,482 -6%
ECM
102
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$7.05M +$6.92M +90,485 New
PWW
103
Pettyjohn Wood & White
Virginia
$7.05M +$1.61M +21,075 +30%
IF
104
IRON Financial
Illinois
$6.87M +$42.8K +560 +0.6%
NIA
105
Northstar Investment Advisors
Colorado
$6.83M -$285K -3,731 -4%
LC
106
Lubar & Co
Wisconsin
$6.82M +$16.7M +218,591 New
SCA
107
Stillwater Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$6.7M -$347K -4,541 -5%
HC
108
HHG & Company
Connecticut
$6.7M +$1.96M +25,592 +42%
B
109
Baird
Wisconsin
$6.66M +$605K +7,904 +10%
HMC
110
Harvard Management Company
Massachusetts
$6.64M -$65.5K -856 -1%
BIT
111
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$6.56M +$6.41M +83,812 +22,172%
TRCT
112
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$6.55M -$286K -3,742 -4%
NPC
113
National Planning Corporation
California
$6.49M -$41.9K -548 -0.7%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
114
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$6.42M +$67.8K +887 +1%
NES
115
New England Securities
New York
$6.37M -$233K -3,046 -4%
DMS
116
Discretionary Management Services
Kansas
$6.27M -$3.75M -49,040 -38%
SIAS
117
Shine Investment Advisory Services
Colorado
$6.27M +$6.15M +80,423 New
BFM
118
Boston Financial Management
Massachusetts
$6.19M +$869K +11,366 +17%
CS
119
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$6.09M -$4.51M -58,967 -43%
KTC
120
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$6.04M -$393K -5,144 -6%
SC
121
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$6.03M +$1.06M +13,863 +22%
CFA
122
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$5.93M +$1.09M +14,247 +23%
AC
123
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$5.79M -$422K -5,514 -7%
Northern Trust
124
Northern Trust
Illinois
$5.72M +$1.05M +13,791 +23%
MIAN
125
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$5.71M +$5.6M +73,273 New

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

449 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $7.35B — up 21% from $6.05B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new VIG positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 205 added to existing stakes and 129 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Windhaven Investment Management, adding an estimated $550M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $28.8M.

  • 449 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q2 2014, up from 422 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $7.35B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 51 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 22 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Windhaven Investment Management, an estimated $550M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $28.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.