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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

462 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.94B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 187 increasing their positions, 156 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

147% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.58M | Put options by funds: $2.26M

70% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 23

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 187 | Existing positions reduced: 156

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 449462 (+13)

0.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.04%35.91% (-0.13%)

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7270 (-2)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.35B → $6.94B (-$416M)

Holders
462
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+2.9%
% of All Funds
13.4%
Holding in Top 10
70
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-2.78%
% of All Funds
2.03%
New
39
Increased
187
Reduced
156
Closed
23
Calls
$5.58M
Puts
$2.26M
Net Calls
+$3.32M
Net Calls Change
+$1.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PFA
151
Paradigm Financial Advisors
Missouri
$3.74M +$5.82K +75 +0.2%
M
152
MOTCO
Texas
$3.65M -$11.2K -145 -0.3%
SFS
153
Strategic Financial Services
New York
$3.65M +$646K +8,332 +21%
NFG
154
NewFocus Financial Group
Washington
$3.62M +$44.4K +573 +1%
ACP
155
Ashfield Capital Partners
California
$3.61M +$72.6K +936 +2%
BF
156
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$3.56M -$358K -4,622 -9%
AI
157
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$3.53M +$3.64K +47 +0.1%
BFS
158
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$3.5M -$49.8K -642 -1%
MIH
159
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$3.47M -$4.62M -59,584 -57%
US Bancorp
160
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3.36M -$114K -1,473 -3%
ECAM
161
East Coast Asset Management
Massachusetts
$3.33M -$52.5K -677 -2%
HFS
162
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$3.31M +$163K +2,108 +5%
BPC
163
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$3.29M
Stifel Financial
164
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$3.23M +$393K +5,072 +14%
SAMT
165
Select Asset Management & Trust
Pennsylvania
$3.18M -$128K -1,650 -4%
DADC
166
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$3.12M +$25K +323 +0.8%
GC
167
Gibson Capital
Pennsylvania
$3.11M +$1.05M +13,591 +51%
DCM
168
Donaldson Capital Management
Indiana
$3.08M +$359K +4,633 +13%
PNC Financial Services Group
169
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$3.07M -$74K -955 -2%
PI
170
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$3.06M -$52.4K -676 -2%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
171
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$2.99M +$3.01M +38,842 New
TFCP
172
Twin Focus Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$2.92M +$401K +5,166 +16%
SAM
173
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$2.86M -$58.5K -755 -2%
FAAS
174
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$2.85M -$217K -2,801 -7%
ICAS
175
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$2.85M +$31.1K +401 +1%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

462 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $6.94B — down 5.7% from $7.35B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new VIG positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 187 added to existing stakes and 156 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors, adding an estimated $49M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $82.6M.

  • 462 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q3 2014, up from 449 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $6.94B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q3 2014, down 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 23 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors, an estimated $49M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $82.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.