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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

986 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.6B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 154 funds opening new positions, 401 increasing their positions, 278 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $17M | Put options by funds: $6.38M

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 154 | Existing positions closed: 70

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 401 | Existing positions reduced: 278

27% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 99126 (+27)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 911986 (+75)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.2B → $11.6B (+$400M)

0.99% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.46%40.45% (+0.99%)

Holders
986
Holders Change
+75
Holders Change %
+8.23%
% of All Funds
21.97%
Holding in Top 10
126
Holding in Top 10 Change
+27
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+27.27%
% of All Funds
2.81%
New
154
Increased
401
Reduced
278
Closed
70
Calls
$17M
Puts
$6.38M
Net Calls
+$10.6M
Net Calls Change
-$1.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ACP
151
Ashfield Capital Partners
California
$7.23M +$44.6K +428 +0.6%
NF
152
Nikulski Financial
Iowa
$7.18M -$53.4K -512 -0.7%
3AM
153
3EDGE Asset Management
Florida
$7.18M +$7.64M +73,288 New
CFA
154
Cahill Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$6.95M +$221K +2,117 +3%
RCG
155
Ruggie Capital Group
Florida
$6.83M +$1.58M +15,107 +28%
DMC
156
Drexel Morgan & Co
Pennsylvania
$6.82M -$32.6K -313 -0.4%
HSA
157
HBK Sorce Advisory
Pennsylvania
$6.77M +$1.38M +13,200 +24%
PA
158
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$6.77M +$5.41M +51,874 +451%
EVM
159
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$6.72M -$343K -3,287 -5%
IA
160
IFP Advisors
Florida
$6.7M -$376K -3,607 -5%
DLHL
161
Donald L. Hagan LLC
Florida
$6.7M +$2.48M +23,766 +53%
PFA
162
Paradigm Financial Advisors
Missouri
$6.68M -$86.5K -829 -1%
LNB
163
Ledyard National Bank
$6.64M -$171K -1,637 -2%
SWM
164
Segment Wealth Management
Texas
$6.5M +$5.19M +49,750 +299%
TF
165
TIAA FSB
Florida
$6.41M -$34.8K -334 -0.5%
RFM
166
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$6.38M +$744K +7,139 +12%
HTC
167
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$6.35M -$947K -9,077 -12%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
168
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$6.32M -$3.91M -37,538 -37%
SIAS
169
Shine Investment Advisory Services
Colorado
$6.2M +$28.2K +270 +0.4%
PWP
170
Principle Wealth Partners
Connecticut
$6.13M +$6.53M +62,613 New
SCA
171
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$6.09M +$232K +2,229 +4%
JFA
172
Johanson Financial Advisors
California
$6.06M -$100K -962 -2%
RIA
173
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$6.05M +$241K +2,315 +4%
FSA
174
Financial Sense Advisors
California
$6.01M -$5.2M -49,818 -45%
PA
175
Parallel Advisors
California
$5.98M +$600K +5,752 +10%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

986 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $11.6B — up 3.6% from $11.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 154 funds opened new VIG positions and 70 closed out — a net gain of 84 holders — while 401 added to existing stakes and 278 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $568M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $964M.

  • 986 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q4 2018, up from 911 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $11.6B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 154 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 70 closed out, a net change of +84 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $568M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $964M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.