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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

1,028 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.8B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 448 increasing their positions, 327 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

605% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $21.2M | Put options by funds: $3.01M

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 44

37% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 448 | Existing positions reduced: 327

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 124137 (+13)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.7B → $13.8B (+$1.1B)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,0241,028 (+4)

0.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.01%39.1% (+0.09%)

Holders
1,028
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+0.39%
% of All Funds
22.33%
Holding in Top 10
137
Holding in Top 10 Change
+13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10.48%
% of All Funds
2.98%
New
64
Increased
448
Reduced
327
Closed
44
Calls
$21.2M
Puts
$3.01M
Net Calls
+$18.2M
Net Calls Change
+$2.21M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HPWM
101
Highland Private Wealth Management
Washington
$14.5M +$1.74M +15,556 +14%
DC
102
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$14.3M +$2.24M +19,957 +19%
TFA
103
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$14.2M +$13.9M +123,656 New
TCM
104
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$14.1M +$72.7K +648 +0.5%
BFG
105
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$14.1M -$46.1K -411 -0.3%
FMT
106
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$14M +$13.7M +121,697 New
WIC
107
Whitegate Investment Counselors
New Hampshire
$14M +$34.8K +310 +0.3%
CRC
108
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$14M -$802K -7,147 -6%
SFS
109
Strategic Financial Services
New York
$13.9M -$6.56M -58,520 -33%
PP
110
PagnatoKarp Partners
Virginia
$13.7M -$198K -1,767 -1%
WP
111
WMS Partners
Maryland
$13.6M -$333K -2,968 -2%
HCM
112
HM Capital Management
Missouri
$13.6M -$92.4K -824 -0.7%
NFG
113
NewFocus Financial Group
Washington
$13.4M -$90.2K -804 -0.7%
TCM
114
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
$13.3M +$12.9M +115,203 New
SFG
115
StrategIQ Financial Group
Indiana
$13.3M +$37.2K +332 +0.3%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
116
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$13.1M +$1.24M +11,092 +11%
DADC
117
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$12.8M +$937K +8,357 +8%
VA
118
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$12.8M -$428K -3,814 -3%
AP
119
Arlington Partners
Alabama
$12.7M +$842K +7,511 +7%
CCM
120
Covington Capital Management
California
$12.6M +$460K +4,104 +4%
FEG
121
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$12.6M -$48K -428 -0.4%
MA
122
Montag & Associates
Georgia
$12.6M -$215K -1,913 -2%
IFA
123
Interactive Financial Advisors
Illinois
$12.4M -$12.5M -111,404 -51%
KBFS
124
Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services
Ohio
$12.2M +$836K +7,457 +8%
SIA
125
Starfire Investment Advisers
Michigan
$11.9M -$250K -2,225 -2%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

1,028 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $13.8B — up 8.7% from $12.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 64 funds opened new VIG positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 448 added to existing stakes and 327 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Montreal, adding an estimated $157M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $47.7M.

  • 1,028 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q2 2019, up from 1,024 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $13.8B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 64 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 44 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $157M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $47.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.