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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
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
176
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$2.45M -$833K -11,450 -26%
ACP
177
Ashfield Capital Partners
California
$2.42M
Janus Henderson Group
178
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$2.41M
NFG
179
NewFocus Financial Group
Washington
$2.4M +$2.32M +31,947 New
SCIA
180
Sanibel Captiva Investment Advisers
Illinois
$2.4M -$12.7K -175 -0.5%
EHPM
181
Emery Howard Portfolio Management
California
$2.38M +$35K +481 +2%
FIM
182
Frontier Investment Management
Texas
$2.31M +$465K +6,385 +26%
PA
183
Parkside Advisors
California
$2.23M +$2.15M +29,600 New
MHS
184
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$2.17M +$2.1M +28,800 New
EVM
185
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$2.13M -$49.1K -675 -2%
Barclays
186
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.13M -$935K -12,846 -31%
Deutsche Bank
187
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$2.1M -$1.06M -14,603 -34%
V
188
Veritable
Delaware
$2.1M +$9.1K +125 +0.5%
DCM
189
Donaldson Capital Management
Indiana
$2.08M +$197K +2,706 +11%
Charles Schwab
190
Charles Schwab
California
$2.07M -$400K -5,500 -17%
VF
191
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.06M +$227K +3,118 +13%
RFS
192
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
$2.01M -$72.8K -1,000 -4%
SFS
193
Strategic Financial Services
New York
$2M +$260K +3,567 +15%
CDIA
194
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1.96M -$31.1K -428 -2%
KCPG
195
Kavar Capital Partners Group
Kansas
$1.91M +$1.85M +25,421 New
RIL
196
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$1.91M +$18.4K +253 +1%
PA
197
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$1.91M +$11.6K +160 +0.6%
FWM
198
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$1.82M +$152K +2,085 +9%
ABC
199
Associated Banc-Corp
Wisconsin
$1.81M -$150K -2,059 -8%
WBG
200
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$1.76M -$9.27M -127,385 -84%

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.