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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

348 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.57B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 167 increasing their positions, 90 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

188% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 16

86% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 167 | Existing positions reduced: 90

84% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.01M | Put options by funds: $2.73M

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5864 (+6)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 318348 (+30)

1.29% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.03%34.74% (-1.3%)

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.68B → $4.57B (-$1.11B)

Holders
348
Holders Change
+30
Holders Change %
+9.43%
% of All Funds
11.28%
Holding in Top 10
64
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10.34%
% of All Funds
2.08%
New
46
Increased
167
Reduced
90
Closed
16
Calls
$5.01M
Puts
$2.73M
Net Calls
+$2.28M
Net Calls Change
-$2.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
EM
126
EnTrustPermal Management
New York
$3.78M -$2.42M -34,962 -39%
SC
127
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$3.77M +$526K +7,600 +16%
WTC
128
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$3.75M -$40.5K -585 -1%
CFA
129
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$3.72M +$409K +5,906 +12%
BFM
130
Boston Financial Management
Massachusetts
$3.72M +$963K +13,923 +35%
US Bancorp
131
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3.56M +$429K +6,197 +14%
M
132
MOTCO
Texas
$3.46M +$167K +2,410 +5%
FHC
133
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$3.34M +$956K +13,819 +41%
BAC
134
Boys Arnold & Co
North Carolina
$3.23M +$1.29M +18,607 +67%
SC
135
SouthState Corp
Florida
$3.2M +$249K +3,595 +8%
WA
136
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$3.17M +$25.5K +369 +0.8%
CS
137
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.09M -$523K -7,563 -15%
BFS
138
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$3.08M
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
139
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$3.06M +$3.04M +44,000 New
WA
140
WFG Advisors
Texas
$2.98M +$105K +1,514 +4%
Northern Trust
141
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.98M +$797K +11,516 +37%
Deutsche Bank
142
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$2.96M +$1.55M +22,442 +111%
JMFC
143
J.M. Forbes & Co
Massachusetts
$2.95M -$157K -2,264 -5%
PI
144
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$2.85M +$862K +12,461 +44%
Barclays
145
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.84M +$136K +1,961 +5%
ECAM
146
East Coast Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.73M -$7.91M -114,279 -74%
JWBC
147
J.W. Burns & Co
New York
$2.68M +$502K +7,258 +23%
Fidelity Investments
148
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2.61M -$242K -3,500 -9%
TFCP
149
Twin Focus Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$2.56M -$562K -8,124 -18%
HFS
150
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$2.56M +$21K +304 +0.8%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

348 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $4.57B — down 19% from $5.68B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new VIG positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 167 added to existing stakes and 90 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $71.3M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $80M.

  • 348 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q3 2013, up from 318 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $4.57B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 46 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 16 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Bank of America, an estimated $71.3M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $80M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.