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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

414 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.8B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 88 funds opening new positions, 183 increasing their positions, 96 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

418% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 88 | Existing positions closed: 17

177% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.48M | Put options by funds: $1.62M

91% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 183 | Existing positions reduced: 96

49% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.57B → $6.8B (+$2.23B)

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 348414 (+66)

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6475 (+11)

1.24% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.74%35.98% (+1.2%)

Holders
414
Holders Change
+66
Holders Change %
+18.97%
% of All Funds
12.02%
Holding in Top 10
75
Holding in Top 10 Change
+11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+17.19%
% of All Funds
2.18%
New
88
Increased
183
Reduced
96
Closed
17
Calls
$4.48M
Puts
$1.62M
Net Calls
+$2.87M
Net Calls Change
+$583K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CFA
126
Cahill Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$4.72M +$4.56M +62,719 New
BPB
127
Badgley, Phelps & Bell
Washington
$4.71M +$128K +1,764 +3%
CCFCSB
128
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank
Massachusetts
$4.59M +$339K +4,665 +8%
HSA
129
HBK Sorce Advisory
Pennsylvania
$4.58M +$9.53K +131 +0.2%
CWA
130
Constellation Wealth Advisors
New York
$4.56M +$2.62M +36,012 +147%
DG
131
Davidson & Garrard
Virginia
$4.51M +$206K +2,825 +5%
FAAS
132
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$4.49M -$1.02M -13,959 -19%
SC
133
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$4.44M +$353K +4,845 +9%
GAG
134
GM Advisory Group
New York
$4.2M +$4.06M +55,820 New
WTC
135
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$4.09M +$28K +385 +0.7%
BAC
136
Boys Arnold & Co
North Carolina
$4.08M +$575K +7,908 +17%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
137
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$4.07M +$2.55M +35,001 +183%
ACM
138
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$4.07M -$825K -11,333 -17%
FHC
139
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$4.05M +$456K +6,262 +13%
CS
140
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$4.02M +$657K +9,030 +20%
M
141
MOTCO
Texas
$3.99M +$247K +3,388 +7%
EM
142
EnTrustPermal Management
New York
$3.71M -$357K -4,900 -9%
Northern Trust
143
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.63M +$396K +5,447 +13%
US Bancorp
144
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3.61M -$234K -3,222 -6%
SC
145
SouthState Corp
Florida
$3.55M +$89.9K +1,236 +3%
MI
146
Mercer Investments
Massachusetts
$3.5M -$1.39M -19,156 -29%
SI
147
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$3.39M +$941K +12,937 +40%
BFS
148
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$3.38M +$51.7K +710 +2%
JMFC
149
J.M. Forbes & Co
Massachusetts
$3.36M +$162K +2,229 +5%
PI
150
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$3.31M +$226K +3,112 +8%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

414 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $6.8B — up 49% from $4.57B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 88 funds opened new VIG positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 71 holders — while 183 added to existing stakes and 96 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, adding an estimated $84.3M. The largest seller was Berkshire Money Management, cutting an estimated $24.7M.

  • 414 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q4 2013, up from 348 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $6.8B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 88 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 17 closed out, a net change of +71 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $84.3M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Berkshire Money Management, an estimated $24.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.